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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

87 Colleges
$21,684 Avg Salary
$17,439 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate 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.

There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 87 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for grade specific ed majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Our analysis found Rasmussen University - Florida to be the most popular school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Rasmussen University - Florida is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Ocala.

About 97% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 3% are male.

On average, grade specific ed graduates from Rasmussen University - Florida take out $16,772 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Out of the 87 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Regional Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Thomasville, Southwest Georgia Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

About 98% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 2% are male.

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Out of the 87 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Athens Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Athens, Athens Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 98% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Chattahoochee Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education grade specific schools in the Southeast Region . Chattahoochee Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Marietta.

Of the 35 students majoring in grade specific ed at Chattahoochee Technical College, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Forsyth Technical Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education grade specific schools in the Southeast Region . Forsyth Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.

About 97% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 3% are male.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, grade specific ed graduates from Forsyth Tech carry an average student debt load of $17,540.

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Out of the 87 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Atlanta Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Atlanta Area Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in grade specific ed at Atlanta Area Tech, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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South Georgia Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Americus, South Georgia Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in grade specific ed at South Georgia Technical College, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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Southern Crescent Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Southern Crescent Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Griffin.

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Albany Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Albany Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Albany.

Of the 26 students majoring in grade specific ed at Albany Technical College, 4% are male and 96% are female.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, grade specific ed graduates from Albany Technical College carry an average student debt load of $11,850.

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Guilford Technical Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, grade specific ed graduates from Guilford Technical Community College carry an average student debt load of $23,078.

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Georgia Northwestern Technical College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Rome, Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 96% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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#11

Central Georgia Technical College

Warner Robins, GA

With a ranking of #11, Central Georgia Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Warner Robins, CGTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Grade Specific Ed majors at CGTC take out an average of $11,306 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#13

Lanier Technical College

Oakwood, GA

Lanier Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education grade specific students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. Lanier Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Oakwood.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
14 Pitt Community College Winterville, NC
15 Coastal Pines Technical College Waycross, GA
15 University of Arkansas at Monticello Monticello, AR
17 Savannah Technical College Savannah, GA

Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education grade specific schools for a specific state in the Southeast 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
Alabama 2,521

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

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 25 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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