by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is International & Comparative Education. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
International Education is a major offered under the education program of study at Teachers College at Columbia University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in international ed, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Teachers College paid an average of $1,768 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $42,432 | $42,432 |
| Fees | $478 | $478 |
international ed who receive their master’s degree from Teachers College make an average of $55,859 a year during the early days of their career. That is 6% higher than the national average of $52,450.
Teachers College does not offer an online option for its international ed master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Teachers College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 91.0% of the international ed students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.2%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in international ed at Teachers College in 2019-2020, 41.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 32%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 19 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 12 |
| International Students | 33 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
International Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| International & Comparative Education | 78 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to international education.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multilingual Education | 31 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 38 |
| Educational Administration | 105 |
| Instructional Media Design | 82 |
| Educational Assessment | 35 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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