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2023 Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools

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

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 97 schools in the United States to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online grade specific ed graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Charlotte the most popular online school in the United States for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 341 students majoring in grade specific ed at UNC Charlotte, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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#2

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of West Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools list. University of West Georgia is a large public school located in the fringe town of Carrollton.

Of the 119 students majoring in grade specific ed at University of West Georgia, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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#3

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Out of the 97 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valdosta State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Valdosta, VSU is a public school with a large student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 14% are male.

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Out of the 97 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The College of Saint Scholastica landed the # 5 spot on the list. St. Scholastica is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Duluth.

Of the 50 students majoring in grade specific ed at St. Scholastica, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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#6

University of West Alabama

Livingston, AL

University of West Alabama came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the rural area of Livingston, University of West Alabama is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Georgia College & State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for teacher education grade specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Georgia College is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Milledgeville.

About 80% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#8

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Of the 41 students majoring in grade specific ed at Johns Hopkins, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#9

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

American College of Education landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the city of Indianapolis, American College of Education is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 77% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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#10

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Georgia Southern University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools list. GaSou is a fairly large public school located in the town of Statesboro.

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#11

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

With a ranking of #11, Western Governors University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their online graduate certificate. WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.

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

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#13

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

With a ranking of #13, Liberty University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their online graduate certificate. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

Women make up 92% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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#14

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

Bethel University Minnesota landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Paul.

Of the 24 students majoring in grade specific ed at Bethel University Minnesota, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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Appalachian State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the distant town of Boone.

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

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

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

Rank College Location
16 Capella University Minneapolis, MN
17 Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA
17 Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus Portales, NM
19 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC

View the Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools for a specific region near you.

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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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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