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2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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$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 14,191 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Lebanon Valley College

Annville, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Lebanon Valley College the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. LVC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Annville.

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#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Johns Hopkins University is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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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 in the Middle Atlantic Region list. TCNJ is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Ewing.

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#4

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rider University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rider is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.

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#5

Mount St Mary's University

Emmitsburg, MD

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Mount St Mary’s University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education grade specific schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the fringe town of Emmitsburg, The Mount is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #6, Drexel University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, William Paterson University of New Jersey 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 Wayne, William Paterson University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Teachers College at Columbia University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#9

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester 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 #9 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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York College of Pennsylvania 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 #10 on the list. YCP is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of York.

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Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education grade specific colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 1,633
Pennsylvania 3,839
New York 6,309
Maryland 1,593
District of Columbia 139
Delaware 456

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, teacher education grade specific has other similar majors worth exploring.

Grade Specific Ed Focus Areas

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).
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