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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic 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.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 248 schools in the United States to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Teacher Education Grade Specific program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Lake Washington Institute of Technology the most popular school in the United States for teacher education grade specific students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Kirkland, LWTech is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 254 students majoring in grade specific ed at LWTech, 2% are male and 98% are female.

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Out of the 248 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Rasmussen University - Florida landed the # 2 spot on the list. Rasmussen University - Florida is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Ocala.

Of the 246 students majoring in grade specific ed at Rasmussen University - Florida, 2% are male and 98% are female.

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#3

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Front Range Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Westminster, FRCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 237 students majoring in grade specific ed at FRCC, 4% are male and 96% are female.

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#4

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ivy Tech Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 99% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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Out of the 248 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Technical Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

About 96% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 4% are male.

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#6

North Seattle College

Seattle, WA

North Seattle College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Seattle, North Seattle is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 93% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, Forsyth Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their basic certificate. Forsyth Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.

Women make up 97% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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Fayetteville Technical Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate teacher education grade specific programs. FTCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

About 98% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 2% are male.

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#9

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

Pitt Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education grade specific students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Pitt Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Winterville.

Of the 128 students majoring in grade specific ed at Pitt Community College, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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Alamance Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the rural area of Graham, ACC is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 98% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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#11

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA

Olympic College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Bremerton, OC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 123 students majoring in grade specific ed at OC, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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Central New Mexico Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education grade specific students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. CNM is a large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

Women make up 70% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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Central Piedmont Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

About 98% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 2% are male.

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#14

Santa Fe Community College

Santa Fe, NM

Santa Fe Community College landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate teacher education grade specific programs. SFCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Santa Fe.

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

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#15

Bates Technical College

Tacoma, WA

With a ranking of #15, Bates Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma, Bates Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 99% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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Guilford Technical Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 98% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 2% are male.

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With a ranking of #17, Pueblo Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo, Pueblo Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 99% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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Durham Technical Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools list. Durham Technical Community College is a small public school located in the large city of Durham.

Women make up 99% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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#19

Whatcom Community College

Bellingham, WA

Whatcom Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Bellingham, Whatcom Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 98% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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#20

Green River College

Auburn, WA

Green River College ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Auburn, GRC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 5% are male.

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South Puget Sound Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education grade specific students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #21 on the list. South Puget Sound Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Olympia.

Women make up 95% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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Red Rocks Community College landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the midsize city of Lakewood, Red Rocks Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 6% are male.

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#23

Yakima Valley College

Yakima, WA

With a ranking of #23, Yakima Valley College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their basic certificate. YVC is a small public school located in the city of Yakima.

About 95% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 5% are male.

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Columbia Basin College landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate teacher education grade specific programs. CBC is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Pasco.

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With a ranking of #25, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a large student population.

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#30

Skagit Valley College

Mount Vernon, WA
#31

Wenatchee Valley College

Wenatchee, WA
#33

Shoreline Community College

Shoreline, WA
#36

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Teacher Education Grade Specific students that almost earned our Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
39 Wayne Community College Goldsboro, NC
40 Rasmussen University - Illinois Rockford, IL
41 Tacoma Community College Tacoma, WA
42 Bellevue College Bellevue, WA
42 Southwestern Community College Sylva, NC
44 Cleveland Community College Shelby, NC
45 University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO
45 Randolph Community College Asheboro, NC
45 Walla Walla Community College Walla Walla, WA
48 Springfield Technical Community College Springfield, MA
48 Sampson Community College Clinton, NC

Teacher Education Grade Specific by Region

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

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 27 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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