Teacher Education Subject Specific at University of Central Arkansas

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

UCA is located in Conway, Arkansas and has a total student population of 10,335. Of the 159 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Central Arkansas in 2021, 40 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.

UCA 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 UCA

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

UCA Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The subject specific ed major at UCA 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	31
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools	59
Most Popular Online Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	63
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools	86
Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools	91
Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	93
	94
Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	108
Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	142
Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	170
Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	178
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	263
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	322
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	332
	336
	392
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	401

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in subject specific ed from UCA. This makes it the #179 most popular school for subject specific ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UCA Subject Specific Ed Graduates

The median salary of subject specific ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCA is $39,792. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 8% higher than the national average of $36,899 for all subject specific ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Subject Specific Ed Student Demographics at UCA

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

UCA Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Program

Of the 40 subject specific ed students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UCA, about 70% were men and 30% 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 UCA since its program graduates 37% more men than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in subject specific ed at UCA 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 University of Central Arkansas with a bachelor's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UCA Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Program

Of the 24 students who graduated with a master’s in subject specific ed from UCA in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a subject specific ed master's degree from UCA, 88% 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 University of Central Arkansas with a master's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UCA 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 University of Central Arkansas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Reading Teacher Education	29
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	24
Social Studies Education	8
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education	5
Music Education	3

Related Majors

• Instructional Media Design
• General Education
• Educational Administration
• Student Counseling
• Special Education

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 AR, the home state for University of Central Arkansas.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Elementary School Teachers	12,400	$48,560
High School Teachers	11,480	$51,780
Middle School Teachers	5,650	$49,570
Health Specialties Professors	1,600	$146,380
Coaches and Scouts	1,410	$47,560

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 Steve Wright Jr. (flickr user: Wright Way Photography) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.