Teacher Education Subject Specific at Essex County College

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

Essex is located in Newark, New Jersey and approximately 6,360 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.

Essex Teacher Education Subject Specific Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Subject Specific Ed

Essex 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 Essex

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the subject specific ed majors at Essex County College.

Essex Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of subject specific ed associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in subject specific ed only graduates about 33% men each year. The program at Essex may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 17% more women than average.

Essex does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in subject specific ed graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Essex County College with a associate's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	0
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Essex County College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	12

Related Majors

• Instructional Media Design
• Teacher Education Grade Specific

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 NJ, the home state for Essex County College.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Elementary School Teachers	41,600	$70,660
High School Teachers	29,140	$76,390
Middle School Teachers	24,980	$72,290
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	11,310	$54,200
Coaches and Scouts	8,720	$51,290

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.