Teacher Education Subject Specific at Arkansas Tech University

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

ATU is located in Russellville, Arkansas and approximately 10,829 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 93 subject specific ed majors received their bachelor's degree from ATU.

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.

ATU 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 ATU

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, ATU does offer online courses in subject specific ed for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

ATU Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the subject specific ed progam at ATU 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 ATU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46
Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	88
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	179
Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	185
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	304
	325
Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	344
	380
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	411

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in subject specific ed from ATU. This makes it the #345 most popular school for subject specific ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of ATU Subject Specific Ed Graduates

The median salary of subject specific ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at ATU is $35,040. This is less than $36,899, which is the national average of all subject specific ed majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Subject Specific Ed Student Demographics at ATU

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

ATU Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Program

Of the 93 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in subject specific ed from ATU in 2021, 48% were men and 52% 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 ATU since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in subject specific ed at ATU 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 Arkansas Tech University with a bachelor's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	73
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

ATU Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students earned a master's degree in subject specific ed from ATU. About 78% of these graduates were women and the other 22% were men.

Of the students who received a subject specific ed master's degree from ATU, 89% 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 Arkansas Tech University with a master's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

ATU also has a doctoral program available in subject specific ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Arkansas Tech University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	34
Music Education	22
Reading Teacher Education	9
English & Language Arts Education	9
Agricultural Teacher Education	9
Social Studies Education	8
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education	4
Biology Education	2
Mathematics Education	2
Art Education	2
Modern Language Education	1

Related Majors

• Other Education
• Special Education
• General Education
• Instructional Media Design
• Educational Administration

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 AR, the home state for Arkansas Tech University.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Elementary School Teachers	12,400	$48,560
High School Teachers	11,480	$51,780
Middle School Teachers	5,650	$49,570
Health Specialties Professors	1,600	$146,380
Coaches and Scouts	1,410	$47,560

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 Valis55 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.