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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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$64,414 Avg Salary

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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the New England 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

Top New England Region Schools for a Doctorate in Teacher Education Subject Specific

#1

Boston University

Boston, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Boston University the best school in the New England Region for teacher education subject specific students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Hartford is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Simmons University

Boston, MA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Simmons University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in the New England Region . Simmons is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their doctor’s degree. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Durham.

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#6

Springfield College

Springfield, MA

Springfield College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Springfield College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education subject specific schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 414
Massachusetts 1,283
Maine 204
Vermont 80
New Hampshire 140
Rhode Island 162

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 6 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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