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2023 Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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In 2020-2021, 110,226 degrees and certificates were awarded to teacher education grade specific students, making the major the most popular in the country.

There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 38 schools in the Southeast Region 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 Southeast Region .

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

About 81% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 19% are male.

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#2

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of West Georgia is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their online graduate certificate. University of West Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the town of Carrollton.

About 88% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 12% are male.

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Out of the 38 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Valdosta State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Valdosta, VSU is a public college with a large student population.

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

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#4

University of West Alabama

Livingston, AL

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of West Alabama helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education grade specific schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the rural area of Livingston, University of West Alabama is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Georgia College & State University is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their online graduate certificate. Georgia College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Milledgeville.

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

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#6

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

With a ranking of #6, Georgia Southern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their online graduate certificate. GaSou is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Statesboro.

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#7

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

Of the 25 students majoring in grade specific ed at Liberty University, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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Appalachian State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the distant town of Boone.

Of the 24 students majoring in grade specific ed at Appalachian State, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Kennesaw State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 52 students majoring in grade specific ed at KSU Georgia, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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North Carolina State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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Explore the most popular online teacher education grade specific colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 1,644
Tennessee 1,526
North Carolina 3,759
Georgia 4,845
Florida 3,339
Virginia 1,857
West Virginia 533
South Carolina 1,615
Arkansas 1,727
Louisiana 780
Mississippi 1,592
Alabama 2,521

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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

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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