Teacher Education Subject Specific at University of Illinois at Chicago

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 Illinois at Chicago stacks up to those at other schools.

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 33,518. In 2021, 81 subject specific ed majors received their bachelor's degree from UIC.

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.

UIC Teacher Education Subject Specific Degrees Available

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

UIC Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks subject specific ed programs across the country. The following shows how UIC 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 UIC 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
	40
Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	60
Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	62
	85
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	91
Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	193
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	265
Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	368
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	464
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	499

In 2021, 65 students received their master’s degree in subject specific ed from UIC. This makes it the #55 most popular school for subject specific ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Subject Specific Ed Graduates from UIC Make?

The median salary of subject specific ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIC is $44,102. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 20% higher than the national average of $36,899 for all subject specific ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Subject Specific Ed Student Demographics at UIC

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

UIC Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Program

Of the 81 subject specific ed students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UIC, about 37% were men and 63% 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 UIC since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 43% 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 Illinois at Chicago with a bachelor's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	24
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UIC Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Program

Of the 65 students who graduated with a master’s in subject specific ed from UIC in 2021, 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in subject specific ed each year. UIC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a subject specific ed master's degree from UIC, 55% 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 34% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	36
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UIC 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 Illinois at Chicago. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Illinois at Chicago. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English & Language Arts Education	32
History Education	26
Science Education	23
Health Occupations Teacher Education	16
Reading Teacher Education	14
Mathematics Education	13
Spanish Education	12
Art Education	8
French Language Teacher Education	1
German Language Teacher Education	1

Related Majors

• Other Education
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Educational Assessment
• Educational Administration
• 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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Elementary School Teachers	65,630	$62,140
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Middle School Teachers	22,320	$63,860
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	16,430	$46,670
Coaches and Scouts	10,670	$38,760

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 Hied5 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.