Teacher Education Subject Specific at University of Central Florida

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

UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and has a total student population of 71,881. Of the 899 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Central Florida in 2021, 398 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.

UCF 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 UCF

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UCF offers distance education options for subject specific ed at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UCF Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the subject specific ed progam at UCF 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 UCF 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Online Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20
	70
	297
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	435

In 2021, 45 students received their master’s degree in subject specific ed from UCF. This makes it the #94 most popular school for subject specific ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UCF Subject Specific Ed Graduates

The median salary of subject specific ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCF is $37,040. This is 0% higher than $36,899, which is the national average for all subject specific ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Subject Specific Ed Student Demographics at UCF

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

UCF Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 398 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in subject specific ed from UCF. About 51% were men and 49% 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 UCF since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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 University of Central Florida with a bachelor's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	66
Hispanic or Latino	102
White	185
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

UCF Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of subject specific ed master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

Of the students who received a subject specific ed master's degree from UCF, 60% 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 38% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Central Florida with a master's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	27
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UCF 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 University of Central Florida. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Central Florida. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	353
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education	30
Reading Teacher Education	18
Music Education	13
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	12
Art Education	6
Mathematics Education	6
English & Language Arts Education	4
Science Education	4
Social Science Teacher Education	4

Related Majors

• Teaching English or French
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Instructional Media Design
• General Education
• Student Counseling

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 FL, the home state for University of Central Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Elementary School Teachers	75,750	$50,070
High School Teachers	47,960	$54,120
Middle School Teachers	30,110	$53,140
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	16,120	$40,790
Coaches and Scouts	10,220	$45,710

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 Breezy Baldwin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.