Teacher Education Subject Specific at SUNY Cortland

If you plan to study teacher education subject specific, take a look at what SUNY Cortland has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SUNY Cortland is located in Cortland, New York and approximately 6,832 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 256 students received a bachelor's degree in subject specific ed from SUNY Cortland.

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.

SUNY Cortland 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 SUNY Cortland

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.

SUNY Cortland does offer online education options in subject specific ed for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

SUNY Cortland Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the subject specific ed progam at SUNY Cortland 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 SUNY Cortland 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 Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	13
Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	71
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	83
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	117
	124
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	135
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	150
	185

In 2021, 57 students received their master’s degree in subject specific ed from SUNY Cortland. This makes it the #66 most popular school for subject specific ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SUNY Cortland Subject Specific Ed Graduates

The median salary of subject specific ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at SUNY Cortland is $39,326. This is 7% higher than $36,899, which is the national average for all subject specific ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Subject Specific Ed Student Demographics at SUNY Cortland

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the subject specific ed majors at SUNY Cortland.

SUNY Cortland Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of subject specific ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% 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 SUNY Cortland since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in subject specific ed at SUNY Cortland 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 SUNY Cortland with a bachelor's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	206
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

SUNY Cortland Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Program

Of the 57 subject specific ed students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SUNY Cortland, about 49% were men and 51% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in subject specific ed each year. SUNY Cortland does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

Of the students who received a subject specific ed master's degree from SUNY Cortland, 93% 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 SUNY Cortland with a master's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	53
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SUNY Cortland 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 SUNY Cortland. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	200
Social Studies Education	26
English & Language Arts Education	23
Reading Teacher Education	20
Health Education	19
Mathematics Education	14
Biology Education	3
Physics Education	3
Spanish Education	2
Chemistry Education	1
French Language Teacher Education	1
Earth Science Teacher Education	1

Related Majors

• Teaching English or French
• Educational Administration
• Special Education
• 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 NY, the home state for SUNY Cortland.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Elementary School Teachers	82,590	$83,010
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Middle School Teachers	39,950	$83,490
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	24,160	$59,520
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230

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 Publicganda under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.