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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in District of Columbia

6 Colleges
$57,822 Avg Salary
$25,250 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific School for You

In 2020-2021, teacher education grade specific students earned 139 degrees and certificates from a District of Columbia school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

#1

American University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found American University to be the most popular school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a degree in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at The American University take out is $25,250.

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The excellent programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education grade specific schools in District of Columbia. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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The excellent programs at Catholic University of America helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education grade specific schools in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity Washington University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Washington, Trinity College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the District of Columbia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in District of Columbia list. University of the District of Columbia is a small public school located in the large city of Washington.

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#6

Howard University

Washington, DC

Howard University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students. It came in at #6 on the list. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 1,633
Pennsylvania 3,839
New York 6,309
Maryland 1,593
Delaware 456

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 6 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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