Teacher Education Subject Specific at Western Illinois University

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

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,490. Of the 1,560 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Illinois University in 2021, 16 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.

WIU 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 WIU

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.

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

• Master’s Degree

WIU Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks subject specific ed programs across the country. The following shows how WIU performed in these rankings.

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 WIU 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 Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	462

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in subject specific ed from WIU. This makes it the #218 most popular school for subject specific ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Subject Specific Ed Graduates from WIU Make?

The median salary of subject specific ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at WIU is $39,660. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 7% higher than the national average of $36,899 for all subject specific ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Subject Specific Ed Student Demographics at WIU

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

WIU Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Program

Of the 16 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Teacher Education Subject Specific from WIU in 2020-2021, 75% were men and 25% 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 WIU since its program graduates 42% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in subject specific ed at WIU 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 Western Illinois University with a bachelor's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WIU Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Program

Of the 20 students who graduated with a master’s in subject specific ed from WIU in 2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

In the subject specific ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WIU 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

• Teaching English or French
• General Education
• Instructional Media Design
• Special Education
• 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 IL, the home state for Western Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Elementary School Teachers	65,630	$62,140
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Middle School Teachers	22,320	$63,860
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	16,430	$46,670
Coaches and Scouts	10,670	$38,760

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 IlliniGradResearch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.