Teacher Education Subject Specific at Southern Methodist University

If you plan to study teacher education subject specific, take a look at what Southern Methodist University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and has a total student population of 12,373. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in subject specific ed from SMU.

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.

SMU Teacher Education Subject Specific Degrees Available

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

SMU Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the subject specific ed progam at SMU 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 SMU 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
	461
Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	498
Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	525
	611

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in subject specific ed from SMU. This makes it the #358 most popular school for subject specific ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Subject Specific Ed Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 subject specific ed majors earned their bachelor's degree from SMU. Of these graduates, 43% were men and 57% 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 SMU since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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 Methodist University with a bachelor's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SMU Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 subject specific ed majors earned their master's degree from SMU. Of these graduates, 75% were men and 25% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in subject specific ed each year. SMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 42% more men than average.

Of the students who received a subject specific ed master's degree from SMU, 75% 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 25% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SMU 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

• Special Education
• General Education
• Multilingual Education
• Educational Administration
• Other 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 TX, the home state for Southern Methodist University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Elementary School Teachers	136,780	$56,520
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Middle School Teachers	66,470	$56,580
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	19,450	$38,650
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540

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 Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.