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Teacher Education Subject Specific at Northern Illinois University

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Teacher Education Subject Specific at Northern Illinois University

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

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and has a total student population of 16,769. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 94 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.

NIU Teacher Education Subject Specific Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Subject Specific Ed

NIU Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in subject specific ed, making the school the #82 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Subject Specific Ed Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Program

76% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The subject specific ed program at NIU awarded 94 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 24% of these degrees went to men with the other 76% going to women.

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Of the students who received a subject specific ed master's degree from NIU, 77% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 72
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 IL, the home state for Northern Illinois University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Elementary School Teachers 65,630 $62,140
High School Teachers 43,720 $72,370
Middle School Teachers 22,320 $63,860
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 16,430 $46,670
Coaches and Scouts 10,670 $38,760

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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