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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master'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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 61 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named American International College the most popular school in the New England Region for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. AIC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

Of the 156 students majoring in grade specific ed at AIC, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts - Boston is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Boston.

Of the 138 students majoring in grade specific ed at UMass Boston, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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#3

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Bridgeport is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Bridgeport.

About 68% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 32% are male.

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#4

Lesley University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 61 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lesley University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Lesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

Of the 98 students majoring in grade specific ed at Lesley, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 83 students majoring in grade specific ed at UNH, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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#6

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

University of New England landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 67 students majoring in grade specific ed at UNE, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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#7

Merrimack College

North Andover, MA

With a ranking of #7, Merrimack College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of North Andover, Merrimack is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 89% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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Eastern Connecticut State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the town of Willimantic, ECSU is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 77% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education grade specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

Women make up 66% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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University of Southern Maine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education grade specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 57 students majoring in grade specific ed at University of Southern Maine, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Salem State University Salem, MA
12 Worcester State University Worcester, MA

Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education grade specific colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 791
Massachusetts 2,555
Maine 515
Vermont 232
New Hampshire 525
Rhode Island 332

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 26 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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