Teacher Education Subject Specific at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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 University of Louisiana at Lafayette stacks up to those at other schools.

UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and has a total student population of 16,450. In 2021, 144 subject specific ed majors received their bachelor's degree from UL Lafayette.

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.

UL Lafayette Teacher Education Subject Specific Degrees Available

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

UL Lafayette Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The subject specific ed major at UL Lafayette 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 Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools	199
Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	283
Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	300
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	431
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	495

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

Earnings of UL Lafayette Subject Specific Ed Graduates

The median salary of subject specific ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at UL Lafayette is $32,803. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $36,899 for all subject specific ed students.

Subject Specific Ed Student Demographics at UL Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of subject specific ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical subject specific ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at UL Lafayette since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in subject specific ed at UL Lafayette are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 University of Louisiana at Lafayette with a bachelor's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	31
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	91
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UL Lafayette Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a master's degree in subject specific ed from UL Lafayette. About 58% of these graduates were women and the other 42% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in subject specific ed each year. UL Lafayette does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the subject specific ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UL Lafayette 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
• Teaching English or French
• Special Education
• Curriculum & Instruction
• 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 LA, the home state for University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Elementary School Teachers	24,070	$48,740
High School Teachers	13,930	$51,810
Middle School Teachers	6,750	$49,960
Librarians	2,510	$52,540
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	2,420	$32,620

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.