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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Subject Specific Ed
• 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

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of subject specific ed master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in subject specific ed each year. Mercy does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a subject specific ed master's degree from Mercy, 58% 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 42% of degree recipients. That is 18% 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	4
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Teacher Education Subject Specific

Teacher Education Subject Specific majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mercy College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Reading Teacher Education	21
Social Studies Education	12
Mathematics Education	9
English & Language Arts Education	6
Science Education	4

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.