Teacher Education Grade Specific at Ferris State University

If you are interested in studying teacher education grade specific, you may want to check out the program at Ferris State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and has a total student population of 11,165. Of the 76 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Ferris State University in 2021, 42 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.

Ferris Teacher Education Grade Specific Degrees Available

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

Ferris Teacher Education Grade Specific Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the grade specific ed progam at Ferris 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 grade specific ed major at Ferris 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 Associate Degree Schools	60
Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools	171
Most Focused Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools	203
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	329
Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	349
	404
Most Focused Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate Degree Schools	499
Most Focused Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools	1,386

Earnings of Ferris Grade Specific Ed Graduates

The median salary of grade specific ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Ferris is $37,019. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 4% higher than the national average of $35,527 for all grade specific ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Grade Specific Ed Student Demographics at Ferris

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

Ferris Teacher Education Grade Specific Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of grade specific ed associate's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in grade specific ed only graduates about 12% men each year. The program at Ferris may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 43% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in grade specific ed at Ferris are white. Around 78% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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

Ferris Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Program

Of the 42 grade specific ed students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Ferris, about 17% were men and 83% were women. The typical grade specific ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at Ferris since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in grade specific ed at Ferris 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 Ferris State University with a bachelor's in grade specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	37
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Elementary Education	46
Secondary Education	5

Related Majors

• Curriculum & Instruction
• Educational Administration
• Teacher Education Subject Specific

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 MI, the home state for Ferris State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Elementary School Teachers	38,330	$66,180
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Middle School Teachers	12,750	$64,540
Preschool Teachers	9,270	$35,010
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	6,300	$37,900

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.