Teacher Education Subject Specific at Central Washington University

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

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and has a total student population of 11,174. Of the 3,157 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Central Washington University in 2021, 157 of them were teacher education subject specific majors.

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.

CWU 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 CWU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Master’s Degree

CWU Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The subject specific ed major at CWU 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
	42
Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Basic Certificate Schools	55
Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	68

In 2021, 56 students received their master’s degree in subject specific ed from CWU. This makes it the #68 most popular school for subject specific ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Subject Specific Ed Graduates from CWU Make?

The median salary of subject specific ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at CWU is $44,714. This is 21% higher than $36,899, which is the national average for all subject specific ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Subject Specific Ed Student Demographics at CWU

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

CWU Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 157 students earned a bachelor's degree in subject specific ed from CWU. About 61% of these graduates were women and the other 39% were men. The typical subject specific ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at CWU since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in subject specific ed at CWU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its subject specific ed bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	89
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	30

CWU Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Program

Of the 56 students who earned a master's degree in Teacher Education Subject Specific from CWU in 2020-2021, 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in subject specific ed each year. CWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a subject specific ed master's degree from CWU, 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 Central Washington University with a master's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	50
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

CWU 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

• Teaching English or French
• Special Education
• General Education
• Educational Administration
• Teacher Education Grade Specific

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 WA, the home state for Central Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Elementary School Teachers	26,900	$65,180
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550
Coaches and Scouts	12,520	$43,420
Middle School Teachers	9,070	$65,630
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	8,670	$54,220

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.