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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey

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Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, teacher education subject specific students earned 764 degrees and certificates from a New Jersey school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in New Jersey to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey

Check out the subject specific ed master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The College of New Jersey the best school in New Jersey for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#2

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

The excellent master’s degree programs at Rider University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in New Jersey. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Centenary University

Hackettstown, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Centenary University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Centenary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hackettstown.

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Out of the 13 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the # 4 spot on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.

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#5

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montclair State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public college with a very large student population.

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William Paterson University of New Jersey landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. William Paterson University is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Wayne.

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#7

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Rowan University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Glassboro.

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Rutgers University - Camden came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Rutgers Camden is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Camden.

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#9

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ

With a ranking of #9, New Jersey City 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 Jersey City, NJCU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

Monmouth University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Monmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Long Branch.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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

Majors Similar to Subject Specific Ed

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 13 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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