Teacher Education Subject Specific at Texas Tech University

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

Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and has a total student population of 40,322. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students received a bachelor's degree in subject specific ed from Texas Tech.

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.

Texas Tech Teacher Education Subject Specific Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Texas Tech

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Texas Tech offers distance education options for subject specific ed at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Texas Tech Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks subject specific ed programs across the country. The following shows how Texas Tech performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The subject specific ed major at Texas Tech 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 Schools	153
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	347

In 2021, 42 students received their master’s degree in subject specific ed from Texas Tech. This makes it the #107 most popular school for subject specific ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in subject specific ed, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Subject Specific Ed Student Demographics at Texas Tech

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

Texas Tech Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Program

Of the 26 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Teacher Education Subject Specific from Texas Tech in 2020-2021, 35% were men and 65% 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 Texas Tech since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 96% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in subject specific ed at Texas Tech are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Texas Tech Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 42 students earned a master's degree in subject specific ed from Texas Tech. About 69% of these graduates were women and the other 31% were men.

Of the students who received a subject specific ed master's degree from Texas Tech, 64% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the subject specific ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 31% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	27
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Texas Tech also has a doctoral program available in subject specific ed. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Multilingual Education
• Educational Assessment
• Teaching Assistants
• Instructional Media Design
• 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 TX, the home state for Texas Tech 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 Johan Hendrikse under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.