| Table 96. | Percent and standard error for secondary school music and visual arts specialists reporting major or minor fields of study for degrees and teaching certificates held: School year 2009–10 |
| Type of teacher, by degree or certificate held and major/minor field of study | Percent | Standard error |
|---|---|---|
| Music specialist | ||
| Held a bachelor's, master's, or doctorate degree in music or music education | 98 | (0.5) |
| Major or minor in bachelor's degree | ||
| Music education | 70 | (1.4) |
| Music | 39 | (1.7) |
| Elementary or secondary education | 4 | (0.7) |
| Other major or minor | 10 | (1.0) |
| Major or minor in master's or doctorate degree | ||
| Music education | 21 | (1.5) |
| Music | 17 | (1.4) |
| Elementary or secondary education | 14 | (1.4) |
| Other major or minor | 4 | (0.7) |
| Focus of teaching certificate | ||
| Music education | 98 | (0.4) |
| General elementary or secondary education | 14 | (1.0) |
| Other major or minor | 8 | (0.9) |
| Visual arts specialist | ||
| Held a bachelor's, master's, or doctorate degree in arts education or applied/fine arts | 94 | (0.8) |
| Major or minor in bachelor's degree | ||
| Arts education | 42 | (1.8) |
| Applied or fine arts | 58 | (1.7) |
| Elementary or secondary education | 12 | (1.1) |
| Other major or minor | 24 | (1.4) |
| Major or minor in master's or doctorate degree | ||
| Arts education | 16 | (1.1) |
| Applied or fine arts | 14 | (1.2) |
| Elementary or secondary education | 19 | (1.2) |
| Other major or minor | 7 | (0.9) |
| Focus of teaching certificate | ||
| Arts education | 94 | (0.9) |
| General elementary or secondary education | 22 | (1.4) |
| Other major or minor | 23 | (1.7) |
| NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because teachers could report multiple fields of study. Arts specialists are education professionals with a teaching certificate in an arts discipline—such as music, visual arts, dance, or drama/theatre—who provide separate instruction in that discipline. | ||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Fast Response Survey System, “Survey of Secondary School Music Specialists,” FRSS 103M, 2009–10; and “Survey of Secondary School Visual Arts Specialists,” FRSS 103VA, 2009–10. |
