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

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$47,501 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate 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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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 80 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for grade specific ed majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Charlotte to be the most popular school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a very 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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Georgia Southwestern State University is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Americus, GSW is a public school with a small student population.

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

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#3

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of West Georgia helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education grade specific schools in the Southeast Region . University of West Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the fringe 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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#4

Duke University

Durham, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 85 students majoring in grade specific ed at Duke, 35% are male and 65% are female.

The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at Duke take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $15,440.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valdosta State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Valdosta, VSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#6

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

About 57% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 43% are male.

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#7

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville.

About 70% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 30% are male.

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Kennesaw State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public school with a very 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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#9

University of West Alabama

Livingston, AL

University of West Alabama came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the remote area of Livingston, University of West Alabama is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Georgia College & State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. Georgia College is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Milledgeville.

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

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#11

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Georgia Southern University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. GaSou is a very large public school located in the town of Statesboro.

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#12

Columbus State University

Columbus, GA

With a ranking of #12, Columbus State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Columbus, CSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#12

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education grade specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the 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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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Teacher Education Grade Specific students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
14 Appalachian State University Boone, NC
15 Auburn University Auburn, AL
16 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA

Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education grade specific schools 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 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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