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

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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.

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best doctor'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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for subject specific ed majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Teachers College at Columbia University the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for teacher education subject specific students working on their doctor’s degree. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at St John’s University - New York helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . STJ is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Queens.

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#4

New York University

New York, NY

Out of the 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#5

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

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

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#6

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Montclair State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

With a ranking of #7, Hofstra University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their doctor’s degree. Hofstra is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hempstead.

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#8

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Temple is a very large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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#9

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a very large student population.

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#10

Widener University

Chester, PA

Widener University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Widener is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Chester.

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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 13 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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