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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, teacher education subject specific was ranked 3rd in North Carolina. In fact, 904 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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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 Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 North Carolina

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 North Carolina State University the best school in North Carolina for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a large student population.

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#3

Campbell University

Buies Creek, NC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Campbell University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Buies Creek, Campbell is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The excellent master’s degree programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in North Carolina. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Appalachian State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Boone.

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#6

Lees - McRae College

Banner Elk, NC

Lees - McRae College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the rural area of Banner Elk, Lees - McRae College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Queens University of Charlotte came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Queens is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Charlotte.

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With a ranking of #8, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a very large student population.

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North Carolina A & T 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 #9 on the list. Located in the city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public school with a large student population.

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University of North Carolina at Pembroke 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 #10 on the list. UNC Pembroke is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Pembroke.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

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

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 10 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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