Teacher Education Subject Specific at Teachers College at Columbia University

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

Teachers College is located in New York, New York and approximately 4,547 students attend the school each year.

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.

Teachers College Teacher Education Subject Specific Degrees Available

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

Teachers College Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings

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There were 50 students who received their doctoral degrees in subject specific ed, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Subject Specific Ed Student Demographics at Teachers College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the subject specific ed majors at Teachers College at Columbia University.

Teachers College Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 281 students earned a master's degree in subject specific ed from Teachers College. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men.

Of the students who received a subject specific ed master's degree from Teachers College, 52% 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 33% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	40
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	147
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

Concentrations Within Teacher Education Subject Specific

The following subject specific ed concentations are available at Teachers College at Columbia University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Teachers College at Columbia University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music Education	83
English & Language Arts Education	58
Art Education	35
Health Education	34
Reading Teacher Education	33
Social Studies Education	30
Mathematics Education	22
Science Education	17
Biology Education	9
Computer Teacher Education	5
Chemistry Education	4
Physics Education	2
Earth Science Teacher Education	1

Related Majors

• Education Philosophy
• Student Counseling
• Multilingual Education
• Teaching English or French
• Curriculum & Instruction

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 Teachers College at Columbia University.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.