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.
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.
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