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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

25 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'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 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the New England Region to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England 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

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

Our analysis found Fairfield University to be the best school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#3

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sacred Heart University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Granite State College

Concord, NH

Out of the 25 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Granite State College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Concord, GSC is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts College of Art and Design. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a small public school located in the city of Boston.

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American International College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, AIC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Central Connecticut State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population.

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#9

Worcester State University

Worcester, MA

Worcester State 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 #9 on the list. Worcester State is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

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#10

Gordon College

Wenham, MA

With a ranking of #10, Gordon College did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Gordon College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wenham.

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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 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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