Teacher Education Subject Specific at Western Michigan University

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

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and approximately 19,887 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 78 students received a bachelor's degree in subject specific ed from WMU.

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.

WMU 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

Online Classes Are Available at WMU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Master’s Degree

WMU Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The subject specific ed major at WMU 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	186
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	266

In 2021, 76 students received their master’s degree in subject specific ed from WMU. This makes it the #45 most popular school for subject specific ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in subject specific ed, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of WMU Subject Specific Ed Graduates

The median salary of subject specific ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at WMU is $39,409. This is 7% higher than $36,899, which is the national average for all subject specific ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Subject Specific Ed Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Program

The subject specific ed program at WMU awarded 78 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 37% of these degrees went to men with the other 63% going 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 WMU since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in subject specific ed at WMU 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 Michigan University with a bachelor's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	64
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WMU Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Program

Of the 76 students who earned a master's degree in Teacher Education Subject Specific from WMU in 2020-2021, 24% were men and 76% were women.

Of the students who received a subject specific ed master's degree from WMU, 79% 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 Michigan University with a master's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	60
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

WMU also has a doctoral program available in subject specific ed. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Education Philosophy
• Educational Assessment
• Instructional Media Design
• Other Education
• Teaching English or French

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 Western Michigan 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 TheKuLeR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.