Teacher Education Subject Specific at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

If you plan to study teacher education subject specific, take a look at what University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and has a total student population of 52,679. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 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.

UIUC Teacher Education Subject Specific Degrees Available

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

UIUC Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in subject specific ed, making the school the #49 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Subject Specific Ed Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students earned a master's degree in subject specific ed from UIUC. About 72% of these graduates were women and the other 28% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in subject specific ed each year. UIUC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a subject specific ed master's degree from UIUC, 79% 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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a master's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	34
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Educational Administration
• Education Philosophy
• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• Teaching English or French
• Educational Assessment

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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Beyond My ken under License

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