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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

85 Colleges
$36,125 Avg Salary
$25,314 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 85 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 15% Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found The College of New Jersey to be the best school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Subject Specific Ed majors at TCNJ take out an average of $22,669 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $352.

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#2

Ithaca College

Ithaca, NY

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Ithaca College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Ithaca is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Ithaca.

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#3

Lebanon Valley College

Annville, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lebanon Valley College is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Annville, LVC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, subject specific ed majors at LVC accumulate an average of around $24,252 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Delaware. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $564.

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#5

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New York University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

Rider University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

Towson University

Towson, MD

Towson University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Towson is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Towson.

Subject Specific Ed majors at Towson take out an average of $23,577 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $357, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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University of Maryland - College Park landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

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#9

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA

With a ranking of #9, Elizabethtown College did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Elizabethtown, Etown is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#10

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, PA

With a ranking of #10, Messiah University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Mechanicsburg, Messiah is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#11

Westminster College Pennsylvania

New Wilmington, PA

With a ranking of #11, Westminster College Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Westminster New Wilmington is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of New Wilmington.

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#12

Juniata College

Huntingdon, PA

Juniata College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Juniata is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Huntingdon.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Teacher Education Subject Specific students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
13 Centenary University Hackettstown, NJ
14 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
15 York College of Pennsylvania York, PA
16 SUNY Geneseo Geneseo, NY
17 William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ

Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education subject specific schools 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 25 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.

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