Teacher Education Subject Specific at University of Iowa

If you are interested in studying teacher education subject specific, you may want to check out the program at University of Iowa. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and approximately 30,318 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 75 subject specific ed majors received their bachelor's degree from Iowa.

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.

Iowa Teacher Education Subject Specific Degrees Available

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

Iowa Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings

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

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 Iowa 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	33
Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	70
Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	104
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	112
Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	178
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Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	513
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	632

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

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in subject specific ed, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Subject Specific Ed Student Demographics at Iowa

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

Iowa Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Program

The subject specific ed program at Iowa awarded 75 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 45% of these degrees went to men with the other 55% going 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 Iowa since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in subject specific ed at Iowa 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 Iowa with a bachelor's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	65
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Iowa Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Program

The subject specific ed program at Iowa awarded 24 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in subject specific ed each year. Iowa does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

Of the students who received a subject specific ed master's degree from Iowa, 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 Iowa with a master's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Iowa also has a doctoral program available in subject specific ed. In 2021, 8 students 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 Iowa. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English & Language Arts Education	27
Social Studies Education	22
Science Education	13
Modern Language Education	11
Mathematics Education	11
Music Education	11
Art Education	10
Reading Teacher Education	2

Related Majors

• Education Philosophy
• Special Education
• Other Education
• Educational Assessment
• 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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Elementary School Teachers	19,040	$54,500
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Middle School Teachers	7,940	$55,300
Coaches and Scouts	4,590	$30,960
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	3,590	$32,880

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 KMSatoh202 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.