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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor's Degree School for You

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.

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The Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Southeast Region to see which doctor's degree 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 Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Kennesaw State University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for teacher education grade specific students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 68% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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#2

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Out of the 18 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the # 2 spot on the list. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Athens.

Of the 11 students majoring in grade specific ed at UGA, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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#3

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Auburn University is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their doctor’s degree. Auburn is a fairly large public school located in the city of Auburn.

Women make up 50% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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Out of the 18 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Jackson State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Jackson State is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Jackson.

Of the 8 students majoring in grade specific ed at Jackson State, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#5

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Alabama is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 43% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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#6

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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

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With a ranking of #7, University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their doctor’s degree. UAB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Birmingham.

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

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Northwestern State University of Louisiana landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. NSU is a large public school located in the remote town of Natchitoches.

About 75% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 25% are male.

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Florida International University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education grade specific students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. FIU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.

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#10

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, TN

East Tennessee State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. ETSU is a large public school located in the small city of Johnson City.

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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 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

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 18 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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