Teacher Education Subject Specific at George Mason University

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

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and has a total student population of 38,541. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 78 students received a bachelor's degree in subject specific ed from GMU.

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.

GMU Teacher Education Subject Specific Degrees Available

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

GMU Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The subject specific ed major at GMU 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	23
	50
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools	62
Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64
Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	96
	126
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	192
	228
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	530
Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	608
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	655

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in subject specific ed from GMU. This makes it the #285 most popular school for subject specific ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Subject Specific Ed Graduates from GMU Make?

The median salary of subject specific ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at GMU is $38,384. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 4% higher than the national average of $36,899 for all subject specific ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Subject Specific Ed Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 78 students earned a bachelor's degree in subject specific ed from GMU. About 40% of these graduates were women and the other 60% were men. The typical subject specific ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at GMU since its program graduates 27% more men than average.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in subject specific ed at GMU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its subject specific ed bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	43
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

GMU Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Program

Of the 13 subject specific ed students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from GMU, about 38% were men and 62% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in subject specific ed each year. GMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a subject specific ed master's degree from GMU, 92% 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 George Mason 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	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

GMU 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

Teacher Education Subject Specific majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at George Mason University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health Education	64
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	21
Reading Teacher Education	10
Art Education	6
Modern Language Education	6
Music Education	3
Drama & Dance Education	1

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• General Education
• Student Counseling
• Teaching English or French
• Instructional Media Design

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 VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Elementary School Teachers	36,450	$67,610
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Middle School Teachers	17,130	$66,870
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	12,720	$41,370
Coaches and Scouts	6,910	$42,340

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 Lucien Dalarun under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.