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2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools

172 Colleges
$47,501 Avg Salary
$19,426 Avg Student Debt

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With 34,451 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, teacher education grade specific is the #5 most popular major in the United States.

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The Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 172 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for grade specific ed majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 25 Top Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Teacher Education Grade Specific

#1

Lebanon Valley College

Annville, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Lebanon Valley College the best school in the United States for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. LVC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Annville.

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#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 172 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at The College of New Jersey helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education grade specific schools in the United States. TCNJ is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Ewing.

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Out of the 172 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Seattle Pacific University is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

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Claremont Graduate University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#8

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

Bethel University Minnesota ranked #8 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#9

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.

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With a ranking of #12, University of St Francis did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#13

Duke University

Durham, NC

With a ranking of #13, Duke University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

After completing their Graduate Certificate, grade specific ed graduates from Duke carry an average student debtload of $15,440.

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Saint Mary’s College of California ranked #14 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools list. SMC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Moraga.

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#15

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

With a ranking of #15, Rider University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Rider is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.

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University of California - Irvine ranked #16 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools list. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

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North Carolina State University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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#18

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

With a ranking of #18, University of Wyoming did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#19

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

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Appalachian State University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked #21 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools list. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

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#22

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.

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Iowa State University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

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With a ranking of #24, Georgia College & State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of Wisconsin - La Crosse landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public college with a large student population.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
26 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK
27 Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA
28 Hamline University Saint Paul, MN
29 Purdue University - Main Campus West Lafayette, IN
30 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA
31 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
32 Mount St Mary’s University Emmitsburg, MD
33 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
34 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS

Teacher Education Grade Specific by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Teacher Education Grade Specific is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Grade Specific Ed

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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