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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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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 Pennsylvania with 3,839 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs 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.

Check out the grade specific ed basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Pennsylvania.

Our 2023 rankings named Westmoreland County Community College the most popular school in Pennsylvania for teacher education grade specific students working on their basic certificate. Westmoreland College is a small public school located in the rural area of Youngwood.

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Out of the 7 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Philadelphia landed the # 2 spot on the list. Community College of Philadelphia is a fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 7 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 50% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Delaware County Community College is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Media, Delaware County Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Lock Haven University

Lock Haven, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lock Haven University is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Lock Haven, LHU is a public college with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Bloomsburg, Bloomsburg is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 7 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. IUP is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Indiana.

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Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 1,633
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

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 7 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.

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