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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools

706 Colleges
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Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 706 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Teacher Education Subject Specific program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges.

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found Western Governors University to be the most popular school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.

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#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools list. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

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#3

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American College of Education. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, American College of Education is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Teachers College at Columbia University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a great place for teacher education subject specific students. A-State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Jonesboro.

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#6

Queens College

Queens, NY

Queens College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools list. Located in the large city of Queens, QC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Southern California came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools ranking. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#8

Lehman College

Bronx, NY

Lehman College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Bronx, Lehman is a public college with a large student population.

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#9

Hunter College

New York, NY

Hunter College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Boston University

Boston, MA

With a ranking of #10, Boston University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#11

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

University of the Cumberlands ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools list. Located in the remote town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#12

Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA

With a ranking of #12, Georgia State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#13

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

West Virginia University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular teacher education subject specific programs. WVU is a very large public school located in the city of Morgantown.

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#14

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, PA

Wilkes University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools list. Wilkes is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Wilkes-Barre.

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#15

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

With a ranking of #15, Clemson University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a very large student population.

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#16

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#17

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

With a ranking of #17, University of Georgia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens.

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#18

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD

Loyola University Maryland landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Loyola Maryland is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized 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 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.

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#20

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

Brooklyn College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #20 on the list. Brooklyn College is a large public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a very large student population.

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#22

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

Olivet Nazarene University landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the suburb of Bourbonnais, Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#23

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools list. UofL is a very large public school located in the city of Louisville.

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#24

SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, NY

SUNY Oneonta did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #24 on the list. SUNY Oneonta is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Oneonta.

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#25

The College at Brockport

Brockport, NY

The College at Brockport landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular teacher education subject specific programs. SUNY Brockport is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Brockport.

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#26

Valdosta State University

Valdosta, GA
#27

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY
#28

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA
#31

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY
#32

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY
#33

Lesley University

Cambridge, MA
#35

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL
#39

Viterbo University

La Crosse, WI
#40

Manhattanville College

Purchase, NY
#42

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY
#43

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, MA
#43

SUNY New Paltz

New Paltz, NY
#43

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA
#43

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN
#43

University at Albany

Albany, NY
#48

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA
#49

Piedmont College

Demorest, GA

Remaining Award Winners

This list shows the remainder of the schools awarded a Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 706 different United States teacher education subject specific schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
49 Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI
52 Montana State University Bozeman, MT
52 Buffalo State Buffalo, NY
54 Auburn University Auburn, AL
54 Longwood University Farmville, VA
54 Holy Family University Philadelphia, PA
57 Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT
57 Emporia State University Emporia, KS
59 DePaul University Chicago, IL
59 SUNY Oswego Oswego, NY
61 University of West Alabama Livingston, AL
61 Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ
61 University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE
61 University of South Florida - Main Campus Tampa, FL
65 Ball State University Muncie, IN
66 St John’s University - New York Queens, NY
67 Concordia University, Chicago River Forest, IL
68 University of Washington - Seattle Campus Seattle, WA
68 University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL
68 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA
71 Minnesota State University - Mankato Mankato, MN
71 Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MO
73 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
74 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR
74 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ
76 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
77 Gordon College Wenham, MA
77 Salem State University Salem, MA
77 American International College Springfield, MA
80 St. Joseph’s College - New York Brooklyn, NY
80 Touro College New York, NY
80 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
83 SUNY Cortland Cortland, NY
84 Towson University Towson, MD
84 New York University New York, NY
84 Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA
87 SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury, NY
87 Saint Joseph’s University Philadelphia, PA
89 Northeastern State University Tahlequah, OK
89 Truman State University Kirksville, MO
89 Binghamton University Vestal, NY
92 Emerson College Boston, MA
92 Cambridge College Boston, MA
94 University of Rochester Rochester, NY
94 East Carolina University Greenville, NC
94 University of Central Florida Orlando, FL
94 Mercy College Dobbs Ferry, NY
94 Missouri State University - Springfield Springfield, MO
99 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
99 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN
99 Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA
102 Appalachian State University Boone, NC
103 Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA
104 Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global Marion, IN
104 Niagara University Niagara University, NY

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Teacher Education Subject Specific students that almost earned our Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools award.

Rank College Location
106 Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA
106 Stanford University Stanford, CA
106 East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA
106 Capella University Minneapolis, MN
106 California University of Pennsylvania California, PA
106 SUNY Geneseo Geneseo, NY
106 University of Maine Orono, ME
106 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
114 Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KS
114 McDaniel College Westminster, MD
114 Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA
117 Ashland University Ashland, OH
117 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
117 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA
117 Rutgers University - Camden Camden, NJ
117 University of New Mexico - Main Campus Albuquerque, NM
122 Plymouth State University Plymouth, NH
122 University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO
122 Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Bowling Green, OH
125 Athens State University Athens, AL
125 Fresno Pacific University Fresno, CA
125 University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Cincinnati, OH
125 Concordia University, Nebraska Seward, NE
125 Lindenwood University Saint Charles, MO
130 VanderCook College of Music Chicago, IL
131 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX
131 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
131 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA
131 Eastern University Saint Davids, PA
131 University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL
136 California State University - East Bay Hayward, CA
137 Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Edinboro, PA
137 SUNY Potsdam Potsdam, NY
137 Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA
137 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN
141 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA
141 University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO
141 Fort Hays State University Hays, KS
141 SUNY Fredonia Fredonia, NY

Teacher Education Subject 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 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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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