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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama

7 Colleges
$47,501 Avg Salary
$19,426 Avg Student Debt

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Out of the majors we analyze each year, teacher education grade specific was the most popular one in Alabama. In total, 2,521 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Alabama.

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The Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Alabama 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.

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

#1

University of West Alabama

Livingston, AL

Our 2023 rankings named University of West Alabama the most popular school in Alabama for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the remote area of Livingston, University of West Alabama is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#2

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Auburn University is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Auburn is a very large public school located in the city of Auburn.

Women make up 87% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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Out of the 7 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Alabama landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Florence, UNA is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

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#3

Troy University

Troy, AL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Troy University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education grade specific schools in Alabama. TROY is a large public school located in the town of Troy.

Of the 14 students majoring in grade specific ed at TROY, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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Out of the 7 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University at Montgomery landed the # 5 spot on the list. AUM is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Montgomery.

About 60% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#6

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

The University of Alabama came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama ranking. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public school with a very large student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 13% are male.

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#7

Samford University

Birmingham, AL

With a ranking of #7, Samford 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 suburb of Birmingham, Samford is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that 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

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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