Teacher Education Subject Specific at Wilkes University

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

Wilkes is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and approximately 4,781 students attend the school each year.

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.

Wilkes Teacher Education Subject Specific Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Subject Specific Ed

Online Classes Are Available at Wilkes

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.

Wilkes does offer online education options in subject specific ed for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Wilkes Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings

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.

Subject Specific Ed Student Demographics at Wilkes

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

Wilkes Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Program

Of the 178 students who graduated with a master’s in subject specific ed from Wilkes in 2021, 14% were men and 86% were women.

Of the students who received a subject specific ed master's degree from Wilkes, 92% 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 Wilkes University with a master's in subject specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	164
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Concentrations Within Teacher Education Subject Specific

Teacher Education Subject Specific majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Wilkes University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	133
Reading Teacher Education	22
Mathematics Education	10
English & Language Arts Education	6
Science Education	6
Social Studies Education	1

Related Majors

• Special Education
• Other Education
• Teaching English or French
• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• 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 PA, the home state for Wilkes University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Elementary School Teachers	55,200	$66,860
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Middle School Teachers	21,640	$67,950
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	12,450	$35,420
Health Specialties Professors	12,420	$95,160

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 Jrmski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.