The Making of a Teacher

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Table 4.

Question. What Percent of Graduates From Your Initial Teacher Preparation Program Have Degrees in a Field Other Than Education?

Percent of new teacher graduates who have degrees in fields other than education prepared to teach

Elementary

Middle

Secondary

%

%

%

Total

Undergraduate

29.0

33.7

48.9

Post-baccalaureate

75.3

68.9

78.7

Control of IHE

Public

Undergraduate

23.5

30.7

41.7

Post-baccalaureate

76.1

72.7

79.1

Independent non-profit

Undergraduate

32.5

34.4

54.0

Post-baccalaureate

74.2

66.6

77.6

Profit-making

Undergraduate

32.3

40.2

32.0

Post-baccalaureate

80.8

94.2

90.3

Size of IHE

Less than 1,000

Undergraduate

23.7

14.3

32.7

Post-baccalaureate

58.5

53.8

56.9

1,000 - 5,000

Undergraduate

33.9

40.2

58.0

Post-baccalaureate

74.9

64.2

79.2

5,000 - 9,999

Undergraduate

26.9

34.4

39.1

Post-baccalaureate

75.7

78.1

80.5

10,000 or more

Undergraduate

22.8

33.7

45.6

Post-baccalaureate

81.5

77.4

82.7