Teacher Education Subject Specific at East Carolina University

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

ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and approximately 28,798 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 103 subject specific ed majors received their bachelor's degree from ECU.

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.

ECU 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 ECU

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

ECU Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the subject specific ed progam at ECU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 ECU 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 Online Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools	46
	85
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	167
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	227
	265
Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	275
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	278
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	416

In 2021, 50 students received their master’s degree in subject specific ed from ECU. This makes it the #80 most popular school for subject specific ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of ECU Subject Specific Ed Graduates

The median salary of subject specific ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at ECU is $37,576. This is 2% higher than $36,899, which is the national average for all subject specific ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Subject Specific Ed Student Demographics at ECU

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

ECU Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 103 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in subject specific ed from ECU. About 39% were men and 61% 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 ECU since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in subject specific ed at ECU 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 East Carolina University with a bachelor's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	83
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

ECU Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 students earned a master's degree in subject specific ed from ECU. About 88% of these graduates were women and the other 12% were men.

Of the students who received a subject specific ed master's degree from ECU, 86% 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 East Carolina University with a master's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	43
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

ECU 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from East Carolina University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Studies Education	25
Science Education	21
Reading Teacher Education	19
Mathematics Education	18
Music Education	17
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	17
Art Education	15
English & Language Arts Education	12
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education	7
Drama & Dance Education	3
Health Occupations Teacher Education	1

Related Majors

• Curriculum & Instruction
• Teaching English or French
• Student Counseling
• Instructional Media Design
• Special Education

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 NC, the home state for East Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Elementary School Teachers	40,830	$46,500
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Middle School Teachers	18,640	$47,050
Health Specialties Professors	10,090	$134,300
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	9,690	$37,020

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 Luca Masters under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.