Teacher Education Subject Specific at Hofstra University

If you plan to study teacher education subject specific, take a look at what Hofstra University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and has a total student population of 10,444. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 106 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.

Hofstra Teacher Education Subject Specific Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Subject Specific Ed
• Doctorate Degree in Subject Specific Ed

Hofstra Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in subject specific ed, making the school the #49 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Subject Specific Ed Student Demographics at Hofstra

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

Hofstra Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Program

The subject specific ed program at Hofstra awarded 106 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 45% of these degrees went to men with the other 55% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in subject specific ed each year. Hofstra does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

Of the students who received a subject specific ed master's degree from Hofstra, 65% 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 28% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	69
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Related Majors

• Multilingual Education
• Curriculum & Instruction
• General Education
• Student Counseling
• Teaching English or French

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 NY, the home state for Hofstra University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Elementary School Teachers	82,590	$83,010
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Middle School Teachers	39,950	$83,490
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	24,160	$59,520
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230

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 Dan14641 under License

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