Teacher Education Subject Specific at Illinois State University

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

Illinois State is located in Normal, Illinois and approximately 20,720 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,745 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Illinois State University in 2021, 137 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.

Illinois State Teacher Education Subject Specific Degrees Available

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

Illinois State Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the subject specific ed progam at Illinois State 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 Illinois State 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
Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools	21
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools	24
	25
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools	115
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	117
Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	187
	228
	300

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in subject specific ed from Illinois State. This makes it the #179 most popular school for subject specific ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in subject specific ed, making the school the #49 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Illinois State Subject Specific Ed Graduates

The median salary of subject specific ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Illinois State is $36,294. 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 Illinois State

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

Illinois State Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 137 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in subject specific ed from Illinois State. About 52% were men and 48% were women. The typical subject specific ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Illinois State since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in subject specific ed at Illinois State 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 Illinois State University with a bachelor's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	103
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Illinois State Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Program

The subject specific ed program at Illinois State awarded 24 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women.

Of the students who received a subject specific ed master's degree from Illinois State, 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 Illinois State University with a master's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Illinois State also has a doctoral program available in subject specific ed. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Student Counseling
• Educational Administration
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Special Education
• 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 IL, the home state for Illinois State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Elementary School Teachers	65,630	$62,140
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Middle School Teachers	22,320	$63,860
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	16,430	$46,670
Coaches and Scouts	10,670	$38,760

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 Willjay under License

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