Teacher Education Subject Specific at West Virginia University

If you are interested in studying teacher education subject specific, you may want to check out the program at West Virginia University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and approximately 26,269 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 190 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.

WVU Teacher Education Subject Specific Degrees Available

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

WVU Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in subject specific ed, making the school the #61 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Subject Specific Ed Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Program

Of the 190 students who graduated with a master’s in subject specific ed from WVU in 2021, 62% were men and 38% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in subject specific ed each year. WVU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 37% more men than average.

Of the students who received a subject specific ed master's degree from WVU, 74% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the subject specific ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	30
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	141
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

• Instructional Media Design
• Educational Administration
• Special Education
• Student Counseling
• General Education

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Elementary School Teachers	6,180	$44,890
Middle School Teachers	4,680	$45,540
High School Teachers	3,790	$47,050
Vocational Education Professors	890	$46,430
Coaches and Scouts	870	$48,160

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 Swimmerguy269 under License

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