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

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Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree 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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The Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 107 schools in the Southeast 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 Southeast 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

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Our 2023 rankings named Vanderbilt University the best school in the Southeast Region for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

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#2

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

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#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a very large student population.

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Valdosta State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. VSU is a large public school located in the city of Valdosta.

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Georgia College & State 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 #8 on the list. Located in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#9

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public college with a very large student population.

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#10

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

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#11

Piedmont College

Demorest, GA

Piedmont College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Piedmont College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Demorest.

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With a ranking of #12, Citadel Military College of South Carolina did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, The Citadel is a public college with a small student population.

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#13

Covenant College

Lookout Mountain, GA

With a ranking of #13, Covenant College did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Covenant is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Lookout Mountain.

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#14

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a very large student population.

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#15

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

James Madison University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. JMU is a very large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.

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#16

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

University of Arkansas 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 #16 on the list. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a very large student population.

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Honorable Mentions

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 Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
17 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
18 Anderson University South Carolina Anderson, SC
19 Georgetown College Georgetown, KY
20 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Knoxville, TN
21 Samford University Birmingham, AL

Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education subject specific schools 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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