Teacher Education Subject Specific at Mercy College

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

Mercy is located in Dobbs Ferry, New York and approximately 9,547 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 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.

Mercy Teacher Education Subject Specific Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Subject Specific Ed

Mercy Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings

Subject Specific Ed Student Demographics at Mercy

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

Mercy Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Program

Of the 39 subject specific ed students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Mercy, about 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in subject specific ed each year. Mercy does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a subject specific ed master's degree from Mercy, 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 46% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Multilingual Education
• General Education
• Special Education
• Educational Administration
• Student Counseling

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 Mercy College.

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 Sardaka under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.