Teacher Education Subject Specific at Western Governors University

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying teacher education subject specific, you may want to check out the program at Western Governors University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WGU is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a total student population of 147,866.

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.

WGU Teacher Education Subject Specific Degrees Available

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

WGU Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings

The subject specific ed major at WGU 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.

Subject Specific Ed Student Demographics at WGU

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

WGU Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Program

60% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of subject specific ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% 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 WGU since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in subject specific ed at WGU 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 Western Governors University with a bachelor's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	213
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	29

WGU Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Program

73% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of subject specific ed master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

Of the students who received a subject specific ed master's degree from WGU, 77% 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 Western Governors University with a master's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	42
Black or African American	49
Hispanic or Latino	92
White	1,154
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	157

Concentrations Within Teacher Education Subject Specific

If you plan to be a subject specific ed major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Governors University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mathematics Education	894
Science Education	215
Biology Education	196
English & Language Arts Education	166
Physics Education	79
Earth Science Teacher Education	73
Chemistry Education	51
Social Science Teacher Education	3

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 UT, the home state for Western Governors University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Elementary School Teachers	11,990	$59,880
High School Teachers	10,170	$59,070
Middle School Teachers	6,540	$61,880
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	3,150	$41,570
Vocational Education Professors	2,870	$52,530

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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