Teacher Education Grade Specific at University of Nebraska at Kearney

What traits are you looking for in a grade specific ed school? To help you decide if University of Nebraska at Kearney is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's grade specific ed program.

UNK is located in Kearney, Nebraska and approximately 6,225 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 107 grade specific ed majors received their bachelor's degree from UNK.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Teacher Education Grade Specific section at the bottom of this page.

UNK Teacher Education Grade Specific Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNK

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UNK does offer online courses in grade specific ed for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UNK Teacher Education Grade Specific Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the grade specific ed progam at UNK 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 grade specific ed major at UNK is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Teacher Education Grade 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 Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	116
	219
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	245
Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools	430
	470

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in grade specific ed from UNK. This makes it the #431 most popular school for grade specific ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UNK Grade Specific Ed Graduates

The median salary of grade specific ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNK is $34,606. This is less than $35,527, which is the national average of all grade specific ed majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Grade Specific Ed Student Demographics at UNK

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the grade specific ed majors at University of Nebraska at Kearney.

UNK Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 107 grade specific ed majors earned their bachelor's degree from UNK. Of these graduates, 9% were men and 91% were women.

About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in grade specific ed at UNK 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 University of Nebraska at Kearney with a bachelor's in grade specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	101
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNK Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Program

Of the 11 students who graduated with a master’s in grade specific ed from UNK in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a grade specific ed master's degree from UNK, 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 Nebraska at Kearney with a master's in grade 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

UNK also has a doctoral program available in grade specific ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Educational Administration
• Student Counseling
• Special Education
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Teacher Education Subject Specific

Careers That Grade Specific Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in grade 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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Elementary School Teachers	9,920	$57,490
High School Teachers	7,880	$57,500
Middle School Teachers	3,460	$60,280
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	2,330	$36,310
Preschool Teachers	1,300	$37,980

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.