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

80 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 Most Popular 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 80 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Teacher Education Grade Specific program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Charlotte to be the most popular school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

About 81% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 19% are male.

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Out of the 80 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Southwestern State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. GSW is a small public school located in the distant town of Americus.

Women make up 95% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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#3

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

Out of the 80 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of West Georgia landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 12% are male.

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#4

Duke University

Durham, NC

Out of the 80 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

Of the 85 students majoring in grade specific ed at Duke, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Valdosta State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education grade specific schools in the Southeast Region . VSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Valdosta.

Women make up 86% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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#6

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

With a ranking of #6, Virginia Tech did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 43% are male.

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#7

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular 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 Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.

About 70% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 30% are male.

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Kennesaw State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.

Of the 52 students majoring in grade specific ed at KSU Georgia, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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#9

University of West Alabama

Livingston, AL

University of West Alabama came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. University of West Alabama is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote area of Livingston.

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Georgia College & State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular 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.

Women make up 80% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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#11

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Georgia Southern University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#12

Columbus State University

Columbus, GA

Columbus State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education grade specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. CSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Columbus.

About 88% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 12% are male.

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#12

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 25 students majoring in grade specific ed at Liberty University, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
14 Appalachian State University Boone, NC
15 Auburn University Auburn, AL
16 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA

Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education grade specific schools 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.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Vgrigas.

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