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

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

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 43,297 teacher education subject specific students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 45 schools in the Southeast 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 Southeast 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

Our analysis found North Carolina State University to be the best school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in the Southeast Region . UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

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#3

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augusta University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Augusta University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Augusta.

After completing their Graduate Certificate, subject specific ed graduates from Augusta University carry an average student debtload of $21,834.

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#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Virginia Tech is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Out of the 45 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a very large student population.

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#6

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Clemson is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

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Valdosta State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. VSU is a large public school located in the small city of Valdosta.

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#8

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.

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#9

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

Lipscomb 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. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

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#10

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

With a ranking of #10, Georgia Southern University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public college 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 Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 1,105
Tennessee 421
North Carolina 904
Georgia 1,327
Florida 1,534
Virginia 1,393
West Virginia 309
South Carolina 596
Arkansas 825
Louisiana 694
Mississippi 616
Alabama 722

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, teacher education subject specific has other similar majors worth exploring.

Subject Specific Ed Concentrations

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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