Teacher Education Subject Specific at Northeastern Illinois University

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

Northeastern Illinois University is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,119. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students received a bachelor's degree in subject specific ed from Northeastern Illinois University.

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.

Northeastern Illinois University Teacher Education Subject Specific Degrees Available

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

Northeastern Illinois University Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the subject specific ed progam at Northeastern Illinois University 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 Northeastern Illinois University 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
	29
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	89
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	127
Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	158
Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	177
Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	188
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	196
Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	224
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	226
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	240

In 2021, 32 students received their master’s degree in subject specific ed from Northeastern Illinois University. This makes it the #144 most popular school for subject specific ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Subject Specific Ed Graduates from Northeastern Illinois University Make?

The median salary of subject specific ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Northeastern Illinois University is $46,798. This is 27% higher than $36,899, which is the national average for all subject specific ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Subject Specific Ed Student Demographics at Northeastern Illinois University

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

Northeastern Illinois University Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students earned a bachelor's degree in subject specific ed from Northeastern Illinois University. About 33% of these graduates were women and the other 67% 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 Northeastern Illinois University since its program graduates 33% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 Northeastern Illinois University with a bachelor's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Northeastern Illinois University Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Program

Of the 32 students who graduated with a master’s in subject specific ed from Northeastern Illinois University in 2021, 13% were men and 88% were women.

Of the students who received a subject specific ed master's degree from Northeastern Illinois University, 63% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the subject specific ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Northeastern Illinois University 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 Northeastern Illinois University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Reading Teacher Education	32
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	30

Related Majors

• Multilingual Education
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Teaching English or French
• Student Counseling
• 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 IL, the home state for Northeastern Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Elementary School Teachers	65,630	$62,140
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Middle School Teachers	22,320	$63,860
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	16,430	$46,670
Coaches and Scouts	10,670	$38,760

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 Serhii under License

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