Grade Specific Ed

Types of Degrees Grade Specific Ed Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many teacher education grade specific graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	51,587
Master’s Degree	28,813
Associate Degree	12,497
Basic Certificate	6,391
Graduate Certificate	4,527
Undergraduate Certificate	2,463
Doctor’s Degree	374

What Grade Specific Ed Majors Need to Know

In an O*NET survey, grade specific ed majors were asked to rate what knowledge areas, skills, and abilities were important in their occupations. These answers were weighted on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the most important.

Knowledge Areas for Grade Specific Ed Majors

Grade Specific Ed majors often go into careers in which the following knowledge areas are important:

• Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Psychology - Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
• Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

Skills for Grade Specific Ed Majors

A major in grade specific ed prepares you for careers in which the following skill-sets are crucial:

• Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Learning Strategies - Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Abilities for Grade Specific Ed Majors

As a grade specific ed major, you will find yourself needing the following abilities:

• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.

What Can You Do With a Grade Specific Ed Major?

People with a grade specific ed degree often go into the following careers:

Job Title	Job Growth Rate	Median Salary
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	7.4%	$58,230
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	8.0%	$55,470
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	7.5%	$58,600
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	10.5%	$29,780
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	7.5%	$60,320
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	16.2%	$38,720
Tutors	9.9%	NA

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in Grade Specific Ed?

This is one of the most frequently chosen teaching majors. It is the 1st most popular in the country with 53,664 students graduating with a bachelor’s in grade specific ed in 2021. This major is dominated by women with about 90% of recent graduates being female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of grade specific ed majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,429
Black or African American	3,242
Hispanic or Latino	7,801
White	35,472
International Students	374
Other Races/Ethnicities	3,269

Geographic Diversity

Americans aren’t the only ones with an interest in Grade Specific Ed. About 0.7% of those with this major are international students.

Amount of Education Required for Careers Related to Grade Specific Ed

Some degrees associated with grade specific ed may require an advanced degree, while others may not even require a bachelor’s in the field. Whatever the case may be, pursuing more education usually means that more career options will be available to you.

How much schooling do you really need to compete in today’s job market? People currently working in careers related to grade specific ed have obtained the following education levels.

Education Level	Percentage of Workers
Less than a High School Diploma	0.2%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)	5.8%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)	3.2%
Some College Courses	4.6%
Associate’s Degree (or other 2-year degree)	4.7%
Bachelor’s Degree	53.0%
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master.	10.0%
Master’s Degree	17.4%
Post-Master’s Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Master’s degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees at the doctoral level.	1.3%
Doctoral Degree	1.0%
Post-Doctoral Training	0.1%

Online Grade Specific Ed Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	0	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	324	62
Certificate (2-4 Years)	10	3
Associate’s Degree	950	209
Bachelor’s Degree	493	160
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	1,539	389
Post-Master’s	132	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	73	11
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	4	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	3	3

Majors Related to Grade Specific Ed

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to grade specific ed.

Major	Number of Grads
Educational Administration	43,921
Teacher Education Subject Specific	40,101
Special Education	34,843
General Education	27,845
Curriculum & Instruction	20,472
Student Counseling	14,512
Instructional Media Design	8,912
Teaching English or French	5,030
Other Education	4,693
Educational Assessment	4,249
Teaching Assistants	2,942
Multilingual Education	1,654
Education Philosophy	959
International Education	317

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
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020
• Image Credit: By Vgrigas under License

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