Teacher Education Subject Specific at SUNY Cortland

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

SUNY Cortland is located in Cortland, New York and approximately 6,832 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 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.

SUNY Cortland Teacher Education Subject Specific Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Subject Specific Ed

Online Classes Are Available at SUNY Cortland

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SUNY Cortland offers distance education options for subject specific ed at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

SUNY Cortland Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings

Subject Specific Ed Student Demographics at SUNY Cortland

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

SUNY Cortland Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Program

Of the 57 students who earned a master's degree in Teacher Education Subject Specific from SUNY Cortland in 2020-2021, 49% were men and 51% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in subject specific ed each year. SUNY Cortland does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 24% more men than average.

Of the students who received a subject specific ed master's degree from SUNY Cortland, 93% 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 SUNY Cortland with a master's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	53
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Teaching English or French
• Special Education
• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• Educational Administration

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 SUNY Cortland.

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 Publicganda under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.