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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

7 Colleges
$19,766 Avg Salary
$9,571 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree School for You

With 43,297 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, teacher education subject specific is the #3 most popular major in the United States.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Colleges.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for an Associate in Teacher Education Subject Specific

#1

Essex County College

Newark, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Essex County College the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for teacher education subject specific students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Newark, Essex is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bucks County Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Newtown, Bucks County Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Delaware Technical Community College - Terry. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Dover, Delaware Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Montgomery College

Rockville, MD

The excellent associate degree programs at Montgomery College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Rockville, Montgomery College is a public school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Sewell, RCSJ is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Suffolk County Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Suffolk County Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Selden.

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Brookdale Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the rural area of Lincroft, Brookdale Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education subject specific colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 764
Pennsylvania 1,776
New York 5,484
Maryland 576
District of Columbia 29
Delaware 122

Teacher Education Subject Specific is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Subject Specific Ed Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 8,121
Reading Teacher Education 6,490
Music Education 4,761
Mathematics Education 3,395
English & Language Arts Education 3,113
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 2,335
Social Studies Education 1,968
Art Education 1,837
Health Education 1,801
Science Education 1,371
Agricultural Teacher Education 1,130
Biology Education 865
History Education 804
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education 715
Technology Education 575
Social Science Teacher Education 474
Technical Teacher Education 462
Spanish Education 457
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist 370
Modern Language Education 338
Drama & Dance Education 293
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 286
Chemistry Education 238
Computer Teacher Education 217
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education 185
Earth Science Teacher Education 169
Physics Education 152
Environmental Education 96
Speech Teacher Education 68
French Language Teacher Education 55
Driver & Safety Teacher Education 55
Health Occupations Teacher Education 48
Communication Arts and Literature Teacher Education 22
Distributive Education 11
German Language Teacher Education 8
Psychology Teacher Education 5
Latin Teacher Education 4
Geography Teacher Education 3

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Aparajita Datta.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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