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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, teacher education subject specific students earned 1,776 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in Pennsylvania to see which bachelor's 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Lebanon Valley College

Annville, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Lebanon Valley College the best school in Pennsylvania for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. LVC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Annville.

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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#2

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Elizabethtown College is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Etown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Elizabethtown.

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#3

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Messiah University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Messiah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mechanicsburg.

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#4

Westminster College Pennsylvania

New Wilmington, PA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Westminster College Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the fringe town of New Wilmington, Westminster New Wilmington is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

Juniata College

Huntingdon, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Juniata College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the distant town of Huntingdon, Juniata is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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York College of Pennsylvania landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. YCP is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of York.

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#7

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

With a ranking of #7, Duquesne 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 city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #8, Saint Joseph’s University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. St. Joe's is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#9

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population.

On average, subject specific ed graduates from Temple take out $26,289 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $215, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#10

Saint Vincent College

Latrobe, PA

With a ranking of #10, Saint Vincent 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 large suburb of Latrobe, Saint Vincent is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, teacher education subject specific has other similar majors worth exploring.

Subject Specific Ed Concentrations

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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