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

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Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 112 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 15% Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master'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 master’s degree. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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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 master’s degree. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#3

Lebanon Valley College

Annville, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lebanon Valley College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small suburb of Annville, LVC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Maryland. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Loyola Maryland is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 112 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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The College of New Jersey ranked #6 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#7

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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#8

New York University

New York, NY

New York University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. 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

Alfred University

Alfred, NY

Alfred University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Alfred is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Alfred.

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Bank Street College of Education landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the city of New York, Bank Street College of Education is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#11

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

Rider University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#12

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, PA

Wilkes University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Wilkes is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Wilkes-Barre.

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#13

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

With a ranking of #13, Fordham University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#14

Manhattanville College

Purchase, NY

Manhattanville College landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the suburb of Purchase, Manhattanville is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#15

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

Saint Joseph’s University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#16

Centenary University

Hackettstown, NJ

Centenary University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Centenary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hackettstown.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
17 Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ
18 Ithaca College Ithaca, NY
19 Towson University Towson, MD
20 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
21 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ
22 University of Rochester Rochester, NY

Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education subject specific schools 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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