Teacher Education Subject Specific at Southern Connecticut State University

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

SCSU is located in New Haven, Connecticut and has a total student population of 9,331. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 students received a bachelor's degree in subject specific ed from SCSU.

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.

SCSU Teacher Education Subject Specific Degrees Available

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

SCSU Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks subject specific ed programs across the country. The following shows how SCSU performed in these rankings.

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 SCSU 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 Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools	26
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools	43
Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	120
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools	179
Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools	182
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	231
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	318
Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	468
Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	611
	697
Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	798
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	804

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in subject specific ed from SCSU. This makes it the #301 most popular school for subject specific ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SCSU Subject Specific Ed Graduates

The median salary of subject specific ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at SCSU is $25,885. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $36,899 for all subject specific ed students.

Subject Specific Ed Student Demographics at SCSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the subject specific ed majors at Southern Connecticut State University.

SCSU Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of subject specific ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical subject specific ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at SCSU since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in subject specific ed at SCSU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Southern Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

SCSU Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Program

Of the 12 students who earned a master's degree in Teacher Education Subject Specific from SCSU in 2020-2021, 42% were men and 58% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in subject specific ed each year. SCSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a subject specific ed master's degree from SCSU, 83% 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 Southern Connecticut State University with a master's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SCSU 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 Southern Connecticut State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southern Connecticut State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	46
Reading Teacher Education	13
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist	10
Health Education	5
Art Education	3

Related Majors

• Other Education
• Multilingual Education
• General Education
• Student Counseling
• 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 CT, the home state for Southern Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Elementary School Teachers	16,320	$75,480
High School Teachers	15,410	$76,980
Middle School Teachers	8,480	$76,130
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	4,690	$53,530
Coaches and Scouts	3,350	$41,820

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 Southern Connecticut State University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.