Teaching and Education Schools - Programs and Training
Everyone has a teacher they remember for one reason or another. Great teachers understand the needs of their students while inspiring and motivating them to learn. If you are planning to start a career as an educator, the information provided below may answer some questions you have.
What Training Do I Need for a Teaching Career?
Most jobs in the education and teaching profession require a minimum of a bachelor's degree as well as a teaching license. Depending on where you want to teach, there may be additional requirements:- Public School Teacher: teaching license, bachelor's degree from an approved teacher education program.
- Special Education Teacher: teaching license, bachelor's degree minimum and completion of a special education teacher training program. Some states may require a master's degree.
- Vocational Education Teacher: teaching license, bachelor's degree from a teacher education program (for middle and secondary school level).
What Is the Future of Teaching Careers?
- Public School Teacher: high-demand fields, such as mathematics, science, and bilingual education, offer the best job opportunities as well as in less desirable urban or rural areas.
- Special Education Teacher: with enrollment of special education students rising and a reported shortage of qualified teachers, job openings should be abundant.
- Vocational Education Teacher: job opportunities are projected to grow by 9 percent from 2008 to 2018.
What Can I Expect to Earn as a Teacher?
The information presented below represents median annual wages from 2008 data, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.- Public School Teacher: $47,100 to $51,180 (kindergarten through secondary school)
- Special Education Teacher: $50,020 (pre-school through elementary school)
- Vocational Education Teacher: $47,870 (middle school)
Teaching and Education School Specialities
Strayer University - Birmingham
Earn a degree that fits your life at Strayer University.
Programs Offered:
Programs Offered:
- M.ED: Teacher Leadership
- M. ED.: NEW Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment
The King's University College - Edmonton
Get your career on track with the King's University College.
Programs Offered:
Programs Offered:
- Bachelor of Education
DeVry Institute of Technology
Make a difference with a graduate degree from DeVry University's Keller Graduate School of Management.
Programs Offered:
Programs Offered:
- Graduate Certificate in Educational Management
University of Phoenix - Phoenix Campus
University of Phoenix makes higher education highly accessible.
Programs Offered:
Programs Offered:
- MA in Education/Administration and Supervision
- MA in Education/Teacher Leadership
University of Phoenix - Southern Arizona Campus
University of Phoenix makes higher education highly accessible.
Programs Offered:
Programs Offered:
- MA in Education/Administration and Supervision
- MA in Education/Early Childhood Education
- MA in Education/Teacher Leadership
Argosy University Phoenix
To succeed in today's competitive workforce, you need a solid foundation of knowledge - and the power to put it to work. And that's exactly what an Argosy University education offers.
Programs Offered:
Programs Offered:
- Community College Exec Leadership (EdD)
- Teaching and Learning (EdD)
- Educational Leadership (EdD)
- School Psychology (PsyD)
- Teaching and Learning (EdS)
- Educational Leadership (EdS)
- Teaching and Learning (MAEd)
- School Psychology (MA)
- Educational Administration (MAEd)
- Initial Educational Administration (EdD)
- Advanced Educational Administration (EdD)
- Initial Educational Administration (EdS)
- Advanced Educational Administration (EdS)
Brown Mackie College - Tucson
Improve your career skills with a quality education from a Brown Mackie College. Choose from many different career-track programs in today's most in-demand fields.
Programs Offered:
Programs Offered:
- Associate of Applied Science in Early Childhood Education
DeVry University's Keller Graduate School of Management - Glendale
Make a difference with a graduate degree from DeVry University's Keller Graduate School of Management.
Programs Offered:
Programs Offered:
- Graduate Certificate-Educational Management, Education Corporation/Corporate Training Divisions
- Graduate Certificate-Educational Management, Public and Private K-12 Educational Systems
University of Phoenix - Chandler Learning Center
University of Phoenix makes higher education highly accessible.
Programs Offered:
Programs Offered:
- MA in Education/Administration and Supervision
- MA in Education/Teacher Leadership
University of Phoenix - Mesa Learning Center
University of Phoenix makes higher education highly accessible.
Programs Offered:
Programs Offered:
- MA in Education/Administration and Supervision
- MA in Education/Early Childhood Education
- MA in Education/Teacher Leadership
