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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools

186 Colleges
$54,263 Avg Salary
$22,967 Avg Student Debt

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

Teacher Education Subject Specific is the #14 most popular major in the country with 20,616 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 186 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 Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

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

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

#1

Lebanon Valley College

Annville, PA

Our analysis found Lebanon Valley College to be the best school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the suburb of Annville, LVC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in the United States. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Valley City State University

Valley City, ND

Out of the 186 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Valley City State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Valley City, Valley City State University is a public school with a small student population.

After completing their Graduate Certificate, subject specific ed graduates from Valley City State University carry an average student debtload of $22,849.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a large student population.

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#7

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#9

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Augusta University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

While working on their Graduate Certificate, subject specific ed majors at Augusta University accumulate an average of around $21,834 in student debt.

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#10

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

With a ranking of #10, Michigan State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

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Saint Mary’s College of California came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Moraga, SMC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#12

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

Rider University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#13

Viterbo University

La Crosse, WI

Viterbo University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the city of La Crosse, Viterbo is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#14

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teacher education subject specific programs. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #15 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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West Chester University of Pennsylvania came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. WCUPA is a large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.

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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.

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#18

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, PA

Messiah University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Mechanicsburg, Messiah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#19

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

With a ranking of #19, Saint Cloud State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public school with a large student population.

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#20

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

Hamline University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

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#21

New York University

New York, NY

New York University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #21 on the list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#22

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas ranked #22 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools list. KU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

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#23

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, MN

With a ranking of #23, St Catherine University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Saint Paul, St. Kate's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #24 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The College of Saint Scholastica landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teacher education subject specific programs. St. Scholastica is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Duluth.

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Rest of the Top Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools

#26

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL
#27

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Additional Noteworthy Schools

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 Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
28 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, NE
29 Clemson University Clemson, SC
30 Valdosta State University Valdosta, GA
31 University of Georgia Athens, GA
32 Towson University Towson, MD
33 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
34 Ball State University Muncie, IN
35 Lipscomb University Nashville, TN
36 Villanova University Villanova, PA
37 University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AK

Teacher Education Subject Specific by Region

View the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools for a specific region near you.

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

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

Majors Similar to Subject Specific Ed

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aparajita Datta.

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