Teacher Education Subject Specific at Northern Illinois University

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

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and has a total student population of 16,769. In 2021, 40 subject specific ed majors received their bachelor's degree from NIU.

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.

NIU Teacher Education Subject Specific Degrees Available

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

NIU Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the subject specific ed progam at NIU 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 NIU 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
	185
	326

In 2021, 94 students received their master’s degree in subject specific ed from NIU. This makes it the #32 most popular school for subject specific ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in subject specific ed, making the school the #82 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Subject Specific Ed Graduates from NIU Make?

The median salary of subject specific ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at NIU is $40,364. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 9% higher than the national average of $36,899 for all subject specific ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Subject Specific Ed Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Program

Of the 40 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in subject specific ed from NIU in 2021, 33% were men and 68% were women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in subject specific ed at NIU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Northern Illinois University with a bachelor's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NIU Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of subject specific ed master's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

Of the students who received a subject specific ed master's degree from NIU, 77% 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 Northern Illinois University with a master's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	72
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

NIU 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

• Educational Assessment
• General Education
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Student Counseling
• Instructional Media Design

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 Northern Illinois 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 Andy McMurray under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.