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2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools

172 Colleges
$47,501 Avg Salary
$19,426 Avg Student Debt

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

Teacher Education Grade Specific is the most popular major in the United States with 110,226 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 172 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for teaching 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 Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

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

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

#1

Lebanon Valley College

Annville, PA

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

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#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education grade specific schools in the United States. Johns Hopkins is a fairly 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 The College of New Jersey. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 172 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle Pacific University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Claremont Graduate University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.

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#7

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#8

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

Bethel University Minnesota ranked #8 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools list. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Paul.

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#9

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Athens.

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With a ranking of #10, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #12, University of St Francis did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Joliet.

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#13

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Grade Specific Ed majors at Duke take out an average of $15,440 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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With a ranking of #14, Saint Mary’s College of California did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Moraga, SMC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#15

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

Rider University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of California - Irvine landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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North Carolina State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#18

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming ranked #18 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools list. UW is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.

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#19

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

With a ranking of #19, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Appalachian State University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Boone.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a very large student population.

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#22

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools list. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

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Iowa State University landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Georgia College & State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #24 on the list. Georgia College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Milledgeville.

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University of Wisconsin - La Crosse did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #25 on the list. UW - La Crosse is a fairly large public school located in the small city of La Crosse.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Teacher Education Grade Specific students that almost earned our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
26 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK
27 Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA
28 Hamline University Saint Paul, MN
29 Purdue University - Main Campus West Lafayette, IN
30 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA
31 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
32 Mount St Mary’s University Emmitsburg, MD
33 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
34 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS

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

Grade Specific Ed Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Elementary Education 43,003
Early Childhood Education 32,920
Secondary Education 10,547
Teacher Education 9,949
Teacher Development & Methodology 6,165
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching 3,517
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 2,450
Adult & Continuing Education 1,074
Montessori Teacher Education 252
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods 140
College/Postsecondary/University Teaching 105
Online Educator/Online Teaching 79
International Teaching and Learning 25

Majors Similar to Grade Specific Ed

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

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 Vgrigas.

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