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

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Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master'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 Master'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 643 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master'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 Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named Western Governors University the most popular school in the United States for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

Women make up 74% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Grand Canyon University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in the United States. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

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

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#3

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 643 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, American College of Education landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, American College of Education is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 73% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Teachers College at Columbia University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 281 students majoring in subject specific ed at Teachers College, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Southern California 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. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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

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Arkansas State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools ranking. A-State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Jonesboro.

Of the 234 students majoring in subject specific ed at A-State, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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#7

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

University of the Cumberlands ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the remote town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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

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#8

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

With a ranking of #8, West Virginia University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. WVU is a very large public school located in the city of Morgantown.

Women make up 38% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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Georgia State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 66% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#10

Lehman College

Bronx, NY

With a ranking of #10, Lehman College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Bronx, Lehman is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 48% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#10

Hunter College

New York, NY

Hunter College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the large city of New York, Hunter is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 75% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#12

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, PA

With a ranking of #12, Wilkes University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Wilkes is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Wilkes-Barre.

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

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#13

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 73% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#14

Queens College

Queens, NY

Queens College ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Queens, QC is a public college with a large student population.

About 65% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 35% are male.

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#15

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD

Loyola University Maryland ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Loyola Maryland is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 15% are male.

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With a ranking of #16, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 38% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#17

SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, NY

With a ranking of #17, SUNY Oneonta did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. SUNY Oneonta is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Oneonta.

Women make up 94% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#18

The College at Brockport

Brockport, NY

With a ranking of #18, The College at Brockport did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. SUNY Brockport is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Brockport.

Women make up 58% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#19

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. UofL is a very large public school located in the city of Louisville.

Of the 130 students majoring in subject specific ed at UofL, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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#20

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

Olivet Nazarene University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the suburb of Bourbonnais, Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#20

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

Brooklyn College ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. Brooklyn College is a large public school located in the city of Brooklyn.

Of the 129 students majoring in subject specific ed at Brooklyn College, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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#22

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 123 students majoring in subject specific ed at UF, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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#23

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UGA is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Athens.

About 71% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 29% are male.

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#24

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

Of the 120 students majoring in subject specific ed at University at Buffalo, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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#25

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

Women make up 76% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#27

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY
#29

Lesley University

Cambridge, MA
#32

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY
#34

Valdosta State University

Valdosta, GA
#36

SUNY New Paltz

New Paltz, NY
#37

Manhattanville College

Purchase, NY
#37

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL
#40

Buffalo State

Buffalo, NY
#41

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA
#42

Longwood University

Farmville, VA
#42

Holy Family University

Philadelphia, PA
#44

University at Albany

Albany, NY
#45

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA
#45

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI
#47

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY
#48

DePaul University

Chicago, IL
#48

SUNY Oswego

Oswego, NY
#50

Emporia State University

Emporia, KS

Remaining Award Winners

This list shows the rest of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 643 different United States teacher education subject specific schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
50 University of West Alabama Livingston, AL
50 University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE
50 University of South Florida - Main Campus Tampa, FL
54 Piedmont College Demorest, GA
55 University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL
55 University of Washington - Seattle Campus Seattle, WA
55 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA
58 Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ
58 Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MO
58 Clemson University Clemson, SC
61 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR
62 Ball State University Muncie, IN
63 Concordia University, Chicago River Forest, IL
64 Touro College New York, NY
64 Salem State University Salem, MA
66 St. Joseph’s College - New York Brooklyn, NY
66 SUNY Cortland Cortland, NY
68 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
68 Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA
68 Gordon College Wenham, MA
71 SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury, NY
71 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ
71 Saint Joseph’s University Philadelphia, PA
74 Binghamton University Vestal, NY
74 Truman State University Kirksville, MO
74 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
77 Emerson College Boston, MA
78 Towson University Towson, MD
79 Cambridge College Boston, MA
80 East Carolina University Greenville, NC
80 University of Rochester Rochester, NY
80 Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA
83 Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA
84 Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA
84 Niagara University Niagara University, NY
84 Auburn University Auburn, AL
84 Hamline University Saint Paul, MN
88 SUNY Geneseo Geneseo, NY
88 East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA
88 Stanford University Stanford, CA
88 Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA
92 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
92 McDaniel College Westminster, MD
94 Ashland University Ashland, OH
94 Rutgers University - Camden Camden, NJ
94 University of Central Florida Orlando, FL
94 Montana State University Bozeman, MT

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 Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
98 University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO
98 Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Bowling Green, OH
98 American International College Springfield, MA
98 Plymouth State University Plymouth, NH
102 Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT
102 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
102 New York University New York, NY
102 Fresno Pacific University Fresno, CA
102 Athens State University Athens, AL
107 Lindenwood University Saint Charles, MO
107 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
107 Concordia University, Nebraska Seward, NE
107 Missouri State University - Springfield Springfield, MO
107 Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KS
107 VanderCook College of Music Chicago, IL
113 St John’s University - New York Queens, NY
113 Eastern University Saint Davids, PA
115 Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA
115 California State University - East Bay Hayward, CA
115 Northeastern State University Tahlequah, OK
118 Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA
118 Mercy College Dobbs Ferry, NY
118 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN
118 University of Maine Orono, ME
118 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
118 SUNY Potsdam Potsdam, NY
124 SUNY Fredonia Fredonia, NY
124 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA
124 University of New Mexico - Main Campus Albuquerque, NM
124 Fort Hays State University Hays, KS
128 William Carey University Hattiesburg, MS
128 Appalachian State University Boone, NC
128 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN
128 Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Edinboro, PA

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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