Teacher Education Subject Specific at Wayne State University

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

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and approximately 26,241 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,208 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Wayne State University in 2021, 91 of them were teacher education subject specific majors.

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.

Wayne State 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

Wayne State Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the subject specific ed progam at Wayne State 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 Wayne State 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	96
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools	199
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	366
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	446
Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	525

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in subject specific ed from Wayne State. This makes it the #234 most popular school for subject specific ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in subject specific ed, making the school the #49 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Subject Specific Ed Graduates from Wayne State Make?

The median salary of subject specific ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Wayne State is $32,028. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $36,899 for all subject specific ed students.

Subject Specific Ed Student Demographics at Wayne State

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

Wayne State Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of subject specific ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% 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 Wayne State since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in subject specific ed at Wayne State are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Wayne State University with a bachelor's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	57
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Wayne State Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Program

The subject specific ed program at Wayne State awarded 18 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 17% of these degrees went to men with the other 83% going to women.

Of the students who received a subject specific ed master's degree from Wayne State, 67% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Wayne State also has a doctoral program available in subject specific ed. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Multilingual Education
• Educational Assessment
• Teaching English or French
• 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 MI, the home state for Wayne State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Elementary School Teachers	38,330	$66,180
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Middle School Teachers	12,750	$64,540
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	7,030	$37,690
Health Specialties Professors	5,440	$131,020

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 Del arte under License

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