Teacher Education Subject Specific at Pacific Lutheran University

Every teacher education subject specific school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the subject specific ed program at Pacific Lutheran University stacks up to those at other schools.

PLU is located in Tacoma, Washington and has a total student population of 2,907. In 2021, 12 subject specific ed majors received their bachelor's degree from PLU.

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.

PLU Teacher Education Subject Specific Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Subject Specific Ed

PLU Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks subject specific ed programs across the country. The following shows how PLU 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 PLU 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
	3
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	8
Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	370
Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	577

How Much Do Subject Specific Ed Graduates from PLU Make?

The median salary of subject specific ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at PLU is $50,648. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 37% higher than the national average of $36,899 for all subject specific ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Subject Specific Ed Student Demographics at PLU

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

PLU Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 subject specific ed majors earned their bachelor's degree from PLU. Of these graduates, 42% were men and 58% 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 PLU since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in subject specific ed at PLU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 Pacific Lutheran University with a bachelor's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

PLU 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

• 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 WA, the home state for Pacific Lutheran University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Elementary School Teachers	26,900	$65,180
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550
Coaches and Scouts	12,520	$43,420
Middle School Teachers	9,070	$65,630
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	8,670	$54,220

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.