Teacher Education Subject Specific at Mount Mercy University

Every teacher education subject specific school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the subject specific ed program at Mount Mercy University stacks up to those at other schools.

Mount Mercy is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and approximately 1,705 students attend the school each year. Of the 46 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Mount Mercy University in 2021, 15 of them were teacher education subject specific majors.

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.

Mount Mercy Teacher Education Subject Specific Degrees Available

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

Mount Mercy Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the subject specific ed progam at Mount Mercy 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 Mount Mercy 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
Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	42
	63
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	119
	144
	160
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	177
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	178
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	206
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	290
Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	326
Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	376
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	380
Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	441
Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	473
Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	485

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in subject specific ed from Mount Mercy. This makes it the #474 most popular school for subject specific ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Subject Specific Ed Student Demographics at Mount Mercy

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

Mount Mercy Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Program

Of the 15 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in subject specific ed from Mount Mercy in 2021, 40% were men and 60% 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 Mount Mercy since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in subject specific ed at Mount Mercy 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 Mount Mercy University with a bachelor's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Mount Mercy Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students graduated with a master's degree in subject specific ed from Mount Mercy. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a subject specific ed master's degree from Mount Mercy, 100% 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 Mount Mercy 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	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Mount Mercy 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 Mount Mercy University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Education	4
Art Education	3
English & Language Arts Education	2
Mathematics Education	2
Reading Teacher Education	2
Social Science Teacher Education	2
Music Education	1
Psychology Teacher Education	1

Related Majors

• Special Education
• Teaching English or French
• Other Education
• 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 IA, the home state for Mount Mercy University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Elementary School Teachers	19,040	$54,500
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Middle School Teachers	7,940	$55,300
Coaches and Scouts	4,590	$30,960
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	3,590	$32,880

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.