Teacher Education Subject Specific at Old Dominion University

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

Old Dominion is located in Norfolk, Virginia and approximately 24,286 students attend the school each year. Of the 220 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Old Dominion University in 2021, 197 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.

Old Dominion Teacher Education Subject Specific Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Old Dominion

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Old Dominion does offer online courses in subject specific ed for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Old Dominion Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The subject specific ed major at Old Dominion 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 Online Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
Most Popular Online Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	6
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools	113
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	262
Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	317
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	319
Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	448
Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	555
	674

In 2021, 40 students received their master’s degree in subject specific ed from Old Dominion. This makes it the #115 most popular school for subject specific ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Subject Specific Ed Graduates from Old Dominion Make?

The median salary of subject specific ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Old Dominion is $30,133. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $36,899 for all subject specific ed students.

Subject Specific Ed Student Demographics at Old Dominion

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

Old Dominion Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Program

Of the 197 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Teacher Education Subject Specific from Old Dominion in 2020-2021, 43% were men and 57% 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 Old Dominion since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% 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 Old Dominion University with a bachelor's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	65
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	77
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	31

Old Dominion Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Program

The subject specific ed program at Old Dominion awarded 40 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 25% of these degrees went to men with the other 75% going to women.

Of the students who received a subject specific ed master's degree from Old Dominion, 60% 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 40% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Old Dominion 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 Old Dominion University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	123
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	84
Reading Teacher Education	30
Music Education	6

Related Majors

• Student Counseling
• Other Education
• Special Education
• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• Educational Administration

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 Old Dominion 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 D’Ana Knowles under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.