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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor'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.

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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 78 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

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

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

Our analysis found Teachers College at Columbia University to be the best school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#2

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Christian University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools list. TCU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

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#3

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Georgia helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in the United States. UGA is a very large public school located in the city of Athens.

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#4

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 78 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Washington State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in the United States. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

With a ranking of #6, Capella University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their doctor’s degree. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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#7

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.

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St John’s University - New York came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. STJ is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Queens.

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With a ranking of #9, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their doctor’s degree. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

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With a ranking of #10, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

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Iowa State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Teacher Education Subject Specific students that almost earned our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
12 New York University New York, NY
13 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
14 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
15 Boston University Boston, MA

Teacher Education Subject Specific by Region

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Region
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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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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