Teacher Education Subject Specific at Northwest Missouri State University

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

Northwest is located in Maryville, Missouri and approximately 7,267 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,200 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northwest Missouri State University in 2021, 62 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.

Northwest 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 Northwest

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, Northwest does offer online courses in subject specific ed for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Northwest Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the subject specific ed progam at Northwest 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 Northwest 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 Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools	199
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	335
	463
	696

In 2021, 64 students received their master’s degree in subject specific ed from Northwest. This makes it the #58 most popular school for subject specific ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Subject Specific Ed Graduates from Northwest Make?

The median salary of subject specific ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Northwest is $33,407. 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 Northwest

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

Northwest Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Program

Of the 62 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Teacher Education Subject Specific from Northwest in 2020-2021, 44% were men and 56% 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 Northwest since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in subject specific ed at Northwest 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 Northwest Missouri 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	54
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Northwest Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 64 students graduated with a master's degree in subject specific ed from Northwest. About 8% were men and 92% were women.

Of the students who received a subject specific ed master's degree from Northwest, 97% 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 Northwest Missouri State University with a master's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	62
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Northwest 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

• Student Counseling
• Instructional Media Design
• 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 MO, the home state for Northwest Missouri State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
High School Teachers	27,930	$54,280
Elementary School Teachers	25,670	$49,860
Middle School Teachers	12,840	$55,070
Health Specialties Professors	4,710	$148,840
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	4,590	$36,220

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 poster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.