Teacher Education Subject Specific at University of Missouri - Kansas City

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

UMKC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and approximately 16,147 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 12 subject specific ed majors received their bachelor's degree from UMKC.

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.

UMKC Teacher Education Subject Specific Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UMKC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

UMKC does offer online education options in subject specific ed for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

UMKC Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the subject specific ed progam at UMKC 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 UMKC 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
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	351
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	398
	607

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in subject specific ed from UMKC. This makes it the #317 most popular school for subject specific ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Subject Specific Ed Student Demographics at UMKC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the subject specific ed majors at University of Missouri - Kansas City.

UMKC Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Program

Of the 12 subject specific ed students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UMKC, about 42% were men and 58% 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 UMKC since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in subject specific ed at UMKC are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 Missouri - Kansas City with a bachelor's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UMKC Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Program

Of the 11 students who graduated with a master’s in subject specific ed from UMKC in 2021, 36% were men and 64% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in subject specific ed each year. UMKC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a subject specific ed master's degree from UMKC, 100% 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 University of Missouri - Kansas City with a master's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UMKC 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

• Educational Assessment
• Special Education
• General Education
• Educational Administration
• Curriculum & Instruction

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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - Kansas City.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
High School Teachers	27,930	$54,280
Elementary School Teachers	25,670	$49,860
Middle School Teachers	12,840	$55,070
Health Specialties Professors	4,710	$148,840
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	4,590	$36,220

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 Voidxor under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.