Teacher Education Subject Specific at Northern Kentucky 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 Northern Kentucky University stacks up to those at other schools.

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and has a total student population of 16,211. In 2021, 8 subject specific ed majors received their bachelor's degree from NKU.

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.

NKU Teacher Education Subject Specific Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Subject Specific Ed

NKU Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the subject specific ed progam at NKU 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 NKU 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	100
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools	132
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools	148
Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	295
Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	431
Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	474
	476
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	506
	599
Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	603
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	642
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	725
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	945

Earnings of NKU Subject Specific Ed Graduates

The median salary of subject specific ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at NKU is $32,001. This is less than $36,899, which is the national average of all subject specific ed majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Subject Specific Ed Student Demographics at NKU

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

NKU Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 subject specific ed majors earned their bachelor's degree from NKU. Of these graduates, 75% were men and 25% 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 NKU since its program graduates 42% more men than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in subject specific ed at NKU 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 Northern Kentucky 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	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

NKU 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

The following subject specific ed concentations are available at Northern Kentucky University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northern Kentucky University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music Education	4
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	4
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	3

Related Majors

• General Education
• Special Education
• Student Counseling
• Educational Administration
• 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 KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Elementary School Teachers	19,150	$53,830
High School Teachers	12,250	$56,200
Middle School Teachers	8,180	$54,620
Coaches and Scouts	2,520	$38,740
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	2,290	$36,800

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 Samvscat under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.