Visualized: The Most Common Master’s Degrees in 43 Countries
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Visualized: The Most Common Master’s Degrees in 43 Countries
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Key Takeaways
- Business & law are the most common master’s fields across 43 OECD countries.
- Certain countries diverge from the pattern, such as Japan, where engineering is the top field (33%).
According to new OECD data, the world’s graduate students are primarily focused on just a few key disciplines.
In this graphic, we visualize the most common master’s degrees in 43 countries, revealing how business and law is the most common choice globally.
A few countries buck the trend, including Japan, Sweden, Spain, and Brazil, where a larger share of graduate students specialize in fields like engineering and education.
Data & Discussion
The data for this visualization comes from OECD’s Education at a Glance 2025. It categorizes graduate students by field of study across OECD and partner countries. Each country’s figures represent the share of enrolled master’s students in each discipline.
| Country | Field of education | % of Students |
|---|---|---|
 Australia | Business & law | 37% |
| Australia | Health | 19% |
| Australia | Other | 15% |
| Australia | Education | 11% |
| Australia | Engineering | 9% |
| Australia | Information technology | 9% |
 Austria | Business & law | 32% |
| Austria | Other | 21% |
| Austria | Engineering | 14% |
| Austria | Health | 13% |
| Austria | Education | 10% |
| Austria | Social sciences | 10% |
 Belgium | Business & law | 24% |
| Belgium | Health | 22% |
| Belgium | Other | 16% |
| Belgium | Social sciences | 15% |
| Belgium | Engineering | 13% |
| Belgium | Arts and humanities | 11% |
 Brazil | Other | 37% |
| Brazil | Health | 16% |
| Brazil | Education | 13% |
| Brazil | Engineering | 12% |
| Brazil | Arts and humanities | 12% |
| Brazil | Business & law | 11% |
 Bulgaria | Business & law | 26% |
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