Teacher Education Subject Specific at Harvard University

What traits are you looking for in a subject specific ed school? To help you decide if Harvard University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's subject specific ed program.

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 30,391. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students received their master's degree in subject specific ed.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Teacher Education Subject Specific section at the bottom of this page.

Harvard Teacher Education Subject Specific Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Subject Specific Ed

Harvard Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings

Subject Specific Ed Student Demographics at Harvard

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the subject specific ed majors at Harvard University.

Harvard Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Program

Of the 26 students who earned a master's degree in Teacher Education Subject Specific from Harvard in 2020-2021, 42% were men and 58% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in subject specific ed each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

Of the students who received a subject specific ed master's degree from Harvard, 54% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the subject specific ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Harvard University with a master's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Multilingual Education
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Educational Assessment
• Student Counseling
• Instructional Media Design

Careers That Subject Specific Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in subject specific ed can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Harvard University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Elementary School Teachers	30,380	$82,600
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Middle School Teachers	16,910	$79,030
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	11,880	$59,350
Coaches and Scouts	7,280	$50,200

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Elisa.rolle under License

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