Teacher Education Subject Specific at Southern Connecticut 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 Southern Connecticut State University stacks up to those at other schools.

SCSU is located in New Haven, Connecticut and has a total student population of 9,331. Of the 1,719 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southern Connecticut State University in 2021, 49 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.

SCSU Teacher Education Subject Specific Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Subject Specific Ed
• Master’s Degree in Subject Specific Ed

SCSU Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the subject specific ed progam at SCSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 SCSU 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 Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools	26
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools	43
Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	120
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	231
Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	611
	697

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in subject specific ed from SCSU. This makes it the #301 most popular school for subject specific ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SCSU Subject Specific Ed Graduates

The median salary of subject specific ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at SCSU is $25,885. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $36,899 for all subject specific ed students.

Subject Specific Ed Student Demographics at SCSU

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

SCSU Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in subject specific ed from SCSU. 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 SCSU since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in subject specific ed at SCSU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Southern Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

SCSU Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Program

Of the 12 subject specific ed students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SCSU, about 42% were men and 58% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in subject specific ed each year. SCSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a subject specific ed master's degree from SCSU, 83% 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 Southern Connecticut 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	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SCSU 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

• Other Education
• Multilingual Education
• General Education
• Student Counseling
• Educational Administration

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 CT, the home state for Southern Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Elementary School Teachers	16,320	$75,480
High School Teachers	15,410	$76,980
Middle School Teachers	8,480	$76,130
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	4,690	$53,530
Coaches and Scouts	3,350	$41,820

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 Southern Connecticut State University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.