Teacher Education Subject Specific at University of Alabama at Birmingham

Every teacher education subject specific school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the subject specific ed program at University of Alabama at Birmingham stacks up to those at other schools.

UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and has a total student population of 22,563.

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.

UAB Teacher Education Subject Specific Degrees Available

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

UAB Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings

Subject Specific Ed Student Demographics at UAB

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

UAB Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of subject specific ed master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in subject specific ed each year. UAB does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a subject specific ed master's degree from UAB, 52% 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 43% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Teacher Education Subject Specific

The following subject specific ed concentations are available at University of Alabama at Birmingham. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Alabama at Birmingham. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health Education	17
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	16
Art Education	5
Reading Teacher Education	3

Related Majors

• General Education
• Special Education
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Educational Assessment
• 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 AL, the home state for University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Elementary School Teachers	23,850	$49,850
High School Teachers	16,270	$51,180
Middle School Teachers	10,010	$50,210
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	2,800	$34,660
Coaches and Scouts	2,420	$44,030

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 Lee Adlaf under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.