Teacher Education Subject Specific at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

What traits are you looking for in a subject specific ed school? To help you decide if University of Nevada - Las Vegas is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's subject specific ed program.

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and approximately 31,142 students attend the school each year. Of the 224 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Nevada - Las Vegas in 2021, 25 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.

UNLV Teacher Education Subject Specific Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Subject Specific Ed

UNLV Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the subject specific ed progam at UNLV 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 UNLV 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	81
	114
Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools	132
Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	206
Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	328
	347
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	355
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	445
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	538
Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools	538
Most Focused Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	853

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in subject specific ed from UNLV. This is the #539 most popular school for subject specific ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Subject Specific Ed Graduates from UNLV Make?

The median salary of subject specific ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNLV is $31,846. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $36,899 for all subject specific ed students.

Subject Specific Ed Student Demographics at UNLV

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

UNLV Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 subject specific ed majors earned their bachelor's degree from UNLV. Of these graduates, 20% were men and 80% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 64% 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 Nevada - Las Vegas with a bachelor's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNLV 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 Nevada - Las Vegas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health Education	24
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	5
Science Education	1
Technical Teacher Education	1

Related Majors

• Other Education
• Educational Assessment
• Teaching English or French
• Student Counseling
• Educational Administration

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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Elementary School Teachers	10,360	$56,970
High School Teachers	5,930	$57,910
Middle School Teachers	4,300	$58,460
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	2,970	$43,200
Coaches and Scouts	1,870	$35,870

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 Stan Shebs under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.