Teacher Education Subject Specific at Northern State University

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

NSU is located in Aberdeen, South Dakota and approximately 3,431 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 20 subject specific ed majors received their bachelor's degree from NSU.

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.

NSU 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 NSU

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, NSU does offer online courses in subject specific ed for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

NSU Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the subject specific ed progam at NSU 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 NSU 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 Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	31
Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	31
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	45
	59
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	77
	134

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in subject specific ed from NSU. This makes it the #262 most popular school for subject specific ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Subject Specific Ed Graduates from NSU Make?

The median salary of subject specific ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at NSU is $39,862. This is 8% higher than $36,899, which is the national average for all subject specific ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Subject Specific Ed Student Demographics at NSU

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

NSU Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Program

Of the 20 subject specific ed students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from NSU, about 45% were men and 55% 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 NSU since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 95% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in subject specific ed at NSU 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 Northern State University with a bachelor's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NSU Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Program

Of the 15 students who graduated with a master’s in subject specific ed from NSU in 2021, 27% were men and 73% were women.

Of the students who received a subject specific ed master's degree from NSU, 93% 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 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	0
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NSU 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 Administration
• Student Counseling
• Special Education
• Curriculum & Instruction
• 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 SD, the home state for Northern State University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Elementary School Teachers	4,050	$43,140
High School Teachers	3,520	$42,960
Middle School Teachers	1,940	$43,860
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,150	$31,790
Coaches and Scouts	770	$34,370

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.