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Teacher Education Subject Specific at Wilkes University

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Teacher Education Subject Specific at Wilkes University

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

Wilkes is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and approximately 4,781 students attend the school each year.

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.

Wilkes Teacher Education Subject Specific Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Subject Specific Ed

Online Classes Are Available at Wilkes

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.

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

  • Master’s Degree

Wilkes Teacher Education Subject Specific 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.

Subject Specific Ed Student Demographics at Wilkes

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

Wilkes Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Program

86% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The subject specific ed program at Wilkes awarded 178 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 14% of these degrees went to men with the other 86% going to women.

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Of the students who received a subject specific ed master's degree from Wilkes, 92% 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 Wilkes University with a master's in subject specific ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 164
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

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 PA, the home state for Wilkes University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Elementary School Teachers 55,200 $66,860
High School Teachers 50,460 $64,830
Middle School Teachers 21,640 $67,950
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 12,450 $35,420
Health Specialties Professors 12,420 $95,160

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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