Teacher Education Subject Specific at Purdue University Fort Wayne

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

PFW is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana and approximately 8,093 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,135 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University Fort Wayne in 2021, 30 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.

PFW Teacher Education Subject Specific Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Subject Specific Ed

PFW Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks subject specific ed programs across the country. The following shows how PFW performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The subject specific ed major at PFW 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 Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	177
	221
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	433

How Much Do Subject Specific Ed Graduates from PFW Make?

The median salary of subject specific ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at PFW is $39,156. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 6% higher than the national average of $36,899 for all subject specific ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Subject Specific Ed Student Demographics at PFW

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the subject specific ed majors at Purdue University Fort Wayne.

PFW Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 subject specific ed majors earned their bachelor's degree from PFW. Of these graduates, 53% were men and 47% 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 PFW since its program graduates 20% more men than average.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in subject specific ed at PFW 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 Purdue University Fort Wayne with a bachelor's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

PFW 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

• Special Education
• Student Counseling
• 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 IN, the home state for Purdue University Fort Wayne.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Elementary School Teachers	26,520	$52,360
High School Teachers	19,690	$53,030
Middle School Teachers	11,510	$52,690
Coaches and Scouts	6,530	$36,540
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	4,520	$32,990

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 Abhijitsathe under License

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