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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

39 Colleges
$54,263 Avg Salary
$22,967 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate 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.

The Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 39 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for subject specific ed majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Lebanon Valley College

Annville, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Lebanon Valley College the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of Annville, LVC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means George Washington University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 39 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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#4

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Out of the 39 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Syracuse University landed the # 4 spot on the 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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#5

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

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

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West Chester University of Pennsylvania ranked #6 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. WCUPA is a large public school located in the large suburb of West Chester.

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#7

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, PA

Messiah University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Mechanicsburg, Messiah is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#8

New York University

New York, NY

New York University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#9

Towson University

Towson, MD

Towson University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Towson is a fairly large public school located in the city of Towson.

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#10

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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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 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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