Teacher Education Grade Specific at Eastern Connecticut State University

If you plan to study teacher education grade specific, take a look at what Eastern Connecticut State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

ECSU is located in Willimantic, Connecticut and has a total student population of 4,644. Of the 1,013 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Connecticut State University in 2021, 23 of them were teacher education grade specific majors.

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.

ECSU Teacher Education Grade Specific Degrees Available

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

ECSU Teacher Education Grade Specific Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the grade specific ed progam at ECSU 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 grade specific ed major at ECSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Teacher Education Grade 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 Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools	81
Most Focused Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools	265
Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	659
Most Focused Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	700
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	704
Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools	962

In 2021, 66 students received their master’s degree in grade specific ed from ECSU. This makes it the #105 most popular school for grade specific ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Grade Specific Ed Graduates from ECSU Make?

The median salary of grade specific ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at ECSU is $36,969. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 4% higher than the national average of $35,527 for all grade specific ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Grade Specific Ed Student Demographics at ECSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the grade specific ed majors at Eastern Connecticut State University.

ECSU Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Program

Of the 23 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Teacher Education Grade Specific from ECSU in 2020-2021, 9% were men and 91% were women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in grade specific ed at ECSU 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 Eastern Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in grade specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

ECSU Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 66 grade specific ed majors earned their master's degree from ECSU. Of these graduates, 23% were men and 77% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in grade specific ed each year. ECSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a grade specific ed master's degree from ECSU, 83% 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 Eastern Connecticut State University with a master's in grade specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	55
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Instructional Media Design
• Teacher Education Subject Specific

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 CT, the home state for Eastern Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Elementary School Teachers	16,320	$75,480
High School Teachers	15,410	$76,980
Middle School Teachers	8,480	$76,130
Preschool Teachers	5,690	$43,350
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	2,980	$48,790

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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.