Teacher Education Subject Specific at University of Nebraska at Kearney

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 Nebraska at Kearney stacks up to those at other schools.

UNK is located in Kearney, Nebraska and approximately 6,225 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 70 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.

UNK Teacher Education Subject Specific Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Subject Specific Ed

Online Classes Are Available at UNK

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Master’s Degree

UNK Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings

Subject Specific Ed Student Demographics at UNK

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

UNK Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 70 subject specific ed majors earned their master's degree from UNK. Of these graduates, 40% were men and 60% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in subject specific ed each year. UNK does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

Of the students who received a subject specific ed master's degree from UNK, 89% 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 Nebraska at Kearney with a master's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	62
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• Special Education
• Educational Administration
• Student Counseling
• Curriculum & Instruction

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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Elementary School Teachers	9,920	$57,490
High School Teachers	7,880	$57,500
Middle School Teachers	3,460	$60,280
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	2,400	$32,890
Health Specialties Professors	1,750	$91,120

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.