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2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate School for You

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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 47 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the grade specific ed graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Georgia the best school in the Southeast Region for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.

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#2

Duke University

Durham, NC

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Duke University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education grade specific schools in the Southeast Region . Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

On average, grade specific ed graduates from Duke take out $15,440 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

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#7

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.

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Georgia College & State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the distant town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Kennesaw State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.

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#10

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

With a ranking of #10, Virginia Tech 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 Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education grade specific colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 984
Florida 440
Georgia 2,285
North Carolina 1,253
Tennessee 451
Kentucky 634
Louisiana 201
Alabama 1,339
South Carolina 423
Mississippi 472
Arkansas 680
West Virginia 112

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

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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