Teacher Education Subject Specific at Arkansas Tech University

What traits are you looking for in a subject specific ed school? To help you decide if Arkansas Tech University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's subject specific ed program.

ATU is located in Russellville, Arkansas and approximately 10,829 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 93 students received a bachelor's degree in subject specific ed from ATU.

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.

ATU Teacher Education Subject Specific Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at ATU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Master’s Degree

ATU Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the subject specific ed progam at ATU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The subject specific ed major at ATU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Teacher Education Subject Specific. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	179
	380

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in subject specific ed from ATU. This makes it the #345 most popular school for subject specific ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of ATU Subject Specific Ed Graduates

The median salary of subject specific ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at ATU is $35,040. This is less than $36,899, which is the national average of all subject specific ed majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Subject Specific Ed Student Demographics at ATU

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

ATU Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Program

The subject specific ed program at ATU awarded 93 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 48% of these degrees went to men with the other 52% going to women. The typical subject specific ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at ATU since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in subject specific ed at ATU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	73
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

ATU Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 subject specific ed majors earned their master's degree from ATU. Of these graduates, 22% were men and 78% were women.

Of the students who received a subject specific ed master's degree from ATU, 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 Arkansas Tech University with a master's in subject specific ed.

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

ATU also has a doctoral program available in subject specific ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Education
• Special Education
• General Education
• Instructional Media Design
• 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 AR, the home state for Arkansas Tech University.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Elementary School Teachers	12,400	$48,560
High School Teachers	11,480	$51,780
Middle School Teachers	5,650	$49,570
Health Specialties Professors	1,600	$146,380
Coaches and Scouts	1,410	$47,560

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 Valis55 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.