Teacher Education Subject Specific at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

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

NSU is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and approximately 11,447 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 19 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

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:

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
	34
Most Popular Online Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	36
	92
Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	364
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	447
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	459
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	475

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 $41,881. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 14% higher than the national average of $36,899 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 Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

NSU Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of subject specific ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to 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 25% more men than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in subject specific ed at NSU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Northwestern State University of Louisiana with a bachelor's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	10
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

• Teaching English or French
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Other Education
• Educational Administration
• Student Counseling

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 LA, the home state for Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Elementary School Teachers	24,070	$48,740
High School Teachers	13,930	$51,810
Middle School Teachers	6,750	$49,960
Librarians	2,510	$52,540
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	2,420	$32,620

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 Fitzed under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.