International & Comparative Education
Contains Stem Majors
Add ComparisonIn 2021, the locations with the highest concentration of International & Comparative Education degree recipients are New York, NY, Washington, DC, and Durham, NC. In 2021, the locations with a relatively high number of International & Comparative Education degree recipients are Durham, NC, Newton, MA, and Bethlehem, PA. The most common degree awarded to students studying International & Comparative Education is a masters degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in International & Comparative Education and the types of students that study this field. Teachers College at Columbia University awards the most degrees in International & Comparative Education in the US, but SIT Graduate Institute and Teachers College at Columbia University have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in International & Comparative Education.
Tuition costs for International & Comparative Education majors are, on average, $8,536 for in-state public colleges, and $50,542 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers International & Comparative Education programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (16 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (253 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in International & Comparative Education, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (253 completions in 2021).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer International & Comparative Education programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Teachers College at Columbia University has the most International & Comparative Education degree recipients, with 70 degrees awarded in 2021.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in International & Comparative Education.
Out of all institutions that offer International & Comparative Education programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, SIT Graduate Institute has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in International & Comparative Education, with 26%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in International & Comparative Education by year.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for International & Comparative Education.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ EDUCATION. graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for EDUCATION. majors is $60,101 and the most common occupations are Elementary & middle school teachers, Secondary school teachers, and Education administrators.
The industry that employs the most EDUCATION. majors is Elementary & secondary schools, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Computer & peripheral equipment manufacturing.
The average salary for EDUCATION. majors is $60,101 and the most common occupations are Elementary & middle school teachers, Secondary school teachers, and Education administrators.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for EDUCATION. majors.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of EDUCATION. majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that EDUCATION. majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The most common occupations EDUCATION. majors, by number of employees, are Elementary & middle school teachers, Secondary school teachers, and Education administrators.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of EDUCATION. majors working as Elementary & middle school teachers, Special education teachers, and Secondary school teachers.
The highest paid occupations by median income for EDUCATION. majors are Physicians, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, and Surgeons.
The number of EDUCATION. graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 0.236%, from 5.06M in 2020 to 5.07M in 2021.
The largest single share of EDUCATION. graduates go on to work as Elementary & middle school teachers (34%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in EDUCATION. by share of the total number of graduates.
The most common industries that employ EDUCATION. majors, by number of employees, are Elementary & secondary schools, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, and Child day care services.
The highest paying industries of EDUCATION. majors, by average wage, are Computer & peripheral equipment manufacturing, Not specified utilities, and Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing.
The number of EDUCATION. graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 0.236%, from 5.06M in 2020 to 5.07M in 2021.
The industry which employs the most EDUCATION. graduates by share is Elementary & secondary schools, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in EDUCATION..
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of EDUCATION. majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that EDUCATION. majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in EDUCATION. in the United States.
The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in EDUCATION. is 46.2.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a Masters Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold EDUCATION. degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in EDUCATION. (113 students).
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in EDUCATION.. The most common ages of employees with this major are 47 and 39 years old, which represent 2.62% and 2.44% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in International & Comparative Education are Masters Degree, Bachelors Degree, and Postbaccalaureate Certificate.
The most common degree types held by the working population in EDUCATION. are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in International & Comparative Education.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in International & Comparative Education for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Masters Degree recipients in International & Comparative Education.
Non-resident Alien Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in St Vincent & the Grenadines that hold EDUCATION. degrees (3.76 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Mexico (51,142 degree recipients).
