Teacher Education Grade Specific at Dominican University

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

Dominican U is located in River Forest, Illinois and approximately 3,189 students attend the school each year. Of the 23 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Dominican University in 2021, 18 of them were teacher education grade specific majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Teacher Education Grade Specific section at the bottom of this page.

Dominican U Teacher Education Grade Specific Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Grade Specific Ed
• Master’s Degree in Grade Specific Ed

Dominican U Teacher Education Grade Specific Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks grade specific ed programs across the country. The following shows how Dominican U 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 grade specific ed major at Dominican U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Teacher Education Grade 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 Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools	69
	83
	104
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	118
	179
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools	180
Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools	195
Most Focused Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools	247
Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools	341
Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	418
Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools	475
Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	619
Most Focused Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	699
Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools	728

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in grade specific ed from Dominican U. This makes it the #342 most popular school for grade specific ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Grade Specific Ed Graduates from Dominican U Make?

The median salary of grade specific ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Dominican U is $41,015. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 15% higher than the national average of $35,527 for all grade specific ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Grade Specific Ed Student Demographics at Dominican U

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

Dominican U Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students earned a bachelor's degree in grade specific ed from Dominican U. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 57% more racial-ethnic minorities in its grade specific ed bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Dominican University with a bachelor's in grade specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Dominican U Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of grade specific ed master's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in grade specific ed each year. Dominican U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 26% more men than average.

Of the students who received a grade specific ed master's degree from Dominican U, 56% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the grade specific ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Teacher Education Grade Specific

The following grade specific ed concentations are available at Dominican University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Dominican University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Elementary Education	24
Secondary Education	7
Early Childhood Education	3
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	2

Related Majors

• General Education
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Instructional Media Design
• Multilingual Education
• Teaching English or French

Careers That Grade Specific Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in grade 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 Dominican University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Elementary School Teachers	65,630	$62,140
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Preschool Teachers	24,120	$31,500
Middle School Teachers	22,320	$63,860
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	12,370	$40,180

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 HalloweenHJB under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.