A new report from IIE’s Center for Academic Mobility Research finds that there are over 46,500 U.S. students pursuing degrees abroad. The findings come from a two-year analysis of key destinations and fields of study. The report can be downloaded online
here.
New Frontiers: U.S. Students Pursuing Degrees Abroad also shows that of the tens of thousands of U.S. students who pursue full degrees abroad, about 84 percent are enrolled in bachelor’s or master’s degrees, and 16 percent are pursuing doctoral degrees. The top fields for degree study by U.S. students abroad are the humanities, social sciences and physical sciences.
The Survey on U.S. Students Enrolled Overseas in Degree-Seeking Programs was administered from May-April 2013 by IIE, in its capacity as the U.S. partner and Secretariat for Project Atlas®, a global network of 27 country and research partners collaborating on data collection and research on student mobility and the internationalization of higher education.