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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools in Georgia

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

Teacher Education Grade Specific is the most popular major in Georgia with 4,845 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Master's Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in Georgia to see which master'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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for grade specific ed majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Southern University the most popular school in Georgia for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#2

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

Out of the 26 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of West Georgia landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 13% are male.

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#3

Mercer University

Macon, GA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mercer University is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 21% are male.

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Out of the 26 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Valdosta State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. VSU is a large public school located in the city of Valdosta.

Of the 162 students majoring in grade specific ed at VSU, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kennesaw State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.

Of the 158 students majoring in grade specific ed at KSU Georgia, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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#6

Piedmont College

Demorest, GA

Piedmont College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Piedmont College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Demorest.

Women make up 94% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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Georgia College & State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 72% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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#8

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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With a ranking of #9, Columbus State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. CSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Columbus.

Of the 64 students majoring in grade specific ed at CSU, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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Georgia Southwestern State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. GSW is a small public school located in the distant town of Americus.

About 93% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 7% are male.

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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
Florida 3,339
Virginia 1,857
West Virginia 533
South Carolina 1,615
Arkansas 1,727
Louisiana 780
Mississippi 1,592
Alabama 2,521

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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