Other Education Studies
Contains Stem Majors
Add ComparisonN/A In 2024, the locations with a relatively high number of Other Education Studies degree recipients are Framingham, MA, St. Charles, MO, and Sonoma State University, CA. The most common degree awarded to students studying Other Education Studies is a bachelors degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Other Education Studies and the types of students that study this field. Regent University awards the most degrees in Other Education Studies in the US, but Columbia College and Landmark College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Other Education Studies.
Tuition costs for Other Education Studies majors are, on average, $7,680 for in-state public colleges, and $38,880 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Other Education Studies programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (166 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (2,356 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Other Education Studies, is Public, 4-year or above (2,356 completions in 2024).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Other Education Studies programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Regent University has the most Other Education Studies degree recipients, with 256 degrees awarded in 2024.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Other Education Studies.
Out of all institutions that offer Other Education Studies programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Columbia College has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Other Education Studies, with 26.8%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Other Education Studies by year.
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 $68,343 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 $68,343 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 for 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 Surgeons, Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists, and Physicians.
The number of Education graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 0.435%, from 5.15M in 2023 to 5.17M in 2024.
The largest single share of Education graduates go on to work as Elementary & middle school teachers (30.6%). 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, Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals, and Miscellaneous petroleum & coal products.
The number of Education graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 0.435%, from 5.15M in 2023 to 5.17M in 2024.
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 46.3.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Education (2,374 students).
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Education. The most common ages of employees with this major are 44 and 40 years old, which represent 2.56% and 2.55% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Other Education Studies are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Research Doctorate.
The most common degree types held by the working population in Education are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Other Education Studies for each race & ethnicity.
In 2024, White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Other Education Studies.
White 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 Europe that hold Education degrees (2.92 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 (55,415 degree recipients).
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Other Education Studies field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Other Education Studies majors need many skills, but most especially Speaking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Other Education Studies majors need more than the average amount of Management of Material Resources, Operations Analysis, and Management of Financial Resources.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Other Education Studies majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Management of Material Resources is very distinctive for majors, but the Speaking, Reading Comprehension, and Writing are the three most important skills for people in the field.
