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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in Virginia

32 Colleges
$41,556 Avg Salary
$33,928 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific School for You

Teacher Education Grade Specific is the most popular major in Virginia with 1,857 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

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The Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in Virginia to see which 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Virginia.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in Virginia for teacher education grade specific students. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at Liberty University take out is $30,445.

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#2

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Old Dominion University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in Virginia list. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

The excellent programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education grade specific schools in Virginia. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Christopher Newport University

Newport News, VA

Out of the 32 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Christopher Newport University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Newport News, CNU is a public school with a small student population.

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#5

University of Mary Washington

Fredericksburg, VA

Out of the 32 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mary Washington landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Fredericksburg, UMW is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Norfolk State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students. Norfolk State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Norfolk.

Grade Specific Ed majors at Norfolk State take out an average of $44,250 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#7

Marymount University

Arlington, VA

Marymount University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in Virginia list. Located in the midsize city of Arlington, Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#8

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

University of Lynchburg did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

After completing their degree, grade specific ed graduates from Lynchburg carry an average student debt load of $27,000.

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Virginia Union University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VUU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in Virginia list. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a very large 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
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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