Teacher Education Grade Specific at Western New Mexico University

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

Western New Mexico University is located in Silver City, New Mexico and has a total student population of 2,896. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students received their master's degree in grade specific ed.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Teacher Education Grade Specific section at the bottom of this page.

Western New Mexico University Teacher Education Grade Specific Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Grade Specific Ed

Online Classes Are Available at Western New Mexico University

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? Western New Mexico University offers distance education options for grade specific ed at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Western New Mexico University Teacher Education Grade Specific Rankings

Grade Specific Ed Student Demographics at Western New Mexico University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the grade specific ed majors at Western New Mexico University.

Western New Mexico University Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of grade specific ed master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in grade specific ed each year. Western New Mexico University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the grade specific ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western New Mexico University with a master's in grade specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	7
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

• Teaching English or French
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Special Education
• Student Counseling
• Educational Administration

Careers That Grade Specific Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in grade 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 NM, the home state for Western New Mexico University.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Elementary School Teachers	7,260	$55,390
High School Teachers	7,010	$55,380
Middle School Teachers	3,760	$52,810
Preschool Teachers	2,490	$34,100
Kindergarten Teachers	1,160	$53,780

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 AllenS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.