Teacher Education Grade Specific at Pacific Lutheran University

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

PLU is located in Tacoma, Washington and approximately 2,907 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Teacher Education Grade Specific section at the bottom of this page.

PLU Teacher Education Grade Specific Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Grade Specific Ed
Master’s Degree in Grade Specific Ed

PLU Teacher Education Grade Specific Rankings

The grade specific ed major at PLU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Teacher Education Grade 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.

Grade Specific Ed Student Demographics at PLU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the grade specific ed majors at Pacific Lutheran University.

PLU Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Program

60% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of grade specific ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical grade specific ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at PLU since its program graduates 27% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in grade specific ed at PLU 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 Pacific Lutheran University with a bachelor's in grade specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

PLU Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Program

67% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of grade specific ed master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in grade specific ed each year. PLU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

Of the students who received a grade specific ed master's degree from PLU, 63% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	48
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Concentrations Within Teacher Education Grade Specific

Teacher Education Grade Specific majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Pacific Lutheran University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Development & Methodology	50
Elementary Education	32

Teacher Education Subject Specific

Careers That Grade Specific Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in grade 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 WA, the home state for Pacific Lutheran University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Elementary School Teachers	26,900	$65,180
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550
Preschool Teachers	11,050	$32,960
Middle School Teachers	9,070	$65,630
Kindergarten Teachers	7,870	$62,330

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 Joe Mabel under License

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