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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor's Degree 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.

The Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 111 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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 Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Teachers College at Columbia University the most popular school in the United States for teacher education subject specific students working on their doctor’s degree. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 50 students majoring in subject specific ed at Teachers College, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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#2

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UGA is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens.

About 61% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 39% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means St John’s University - New York is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their doctor’s degree. STJ is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Queens.

Of the 26 students majoring in subject specific ed at STJ, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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#4

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Auburn is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Auburn.

About 78% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 22% are male.

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#5

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in the United States. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Women make up 91% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#6

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in subject specific ed at Boston U, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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#7

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

With a ranking of #7, Florida State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their doctor’s degree. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.

About 63% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 38% are male.

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Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

Of the 15 students majoring in subject specific ed at Texas A&M College Station, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools list. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

Women make up 93% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#10

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools list. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.

Women make up 64% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#10

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 36% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 64% are male.

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#12

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, TX

Sam Houston State University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 70% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#12

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

With a ranking of #12, University of Toledo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public college with a large student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 10% are male.

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Washington State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in subject specific ed at Wazzu, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#14

Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA

Georgia State University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 67% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in subject specific ed at Louisiana State University, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

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 Subject Specific Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
17 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
17 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
17 Southern Illinois University Carbondale Carbondale, IL
17 Judson University Elgin, IL
21 Regent University Virginia Beach, VA
21 Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI
21 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
21 University of New Mexico - Main Campus Albuquerque, NM

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 26 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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