Teacher Education Subject Specific at San Jose State 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 San Jose State University stacks up to those at other schools.

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and approximately 36,208 students attend the school each year.

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.

San Jose State Teacher Education Subject Specific Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Subject Specific Ed

San Jose State Teacher Education Subject Specific 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.

Subject Specific Ed Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students earned a master's degree in subject specific ed from San Jose State. About 55% of these graduates were women and the other 45% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in subject specific ed each year. San Jose State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a subject specific ed master's degree from San Jose State, 73% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the subject specific ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 27% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Jose State University with a master's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Educational Administration
• Teaching English or French
• Student Counseling
• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• General Education

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 CA, the home state for San Jose State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Elementary School Teachers	162,440	$80,100
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Middle School Teachers	46,500	$75,660
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	38,340	$51,580
Coaches and Scouts	25,750	$45,600

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.