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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

144 Colleges
$48,767 Avg Salary
$25,372 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific 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.

The Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 144 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best programs for teaching students.

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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 15% Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Teachers College at Columbia University the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for teacher education subject specific students. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College of New Jersey. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

On average, subject specific ed graduates from TCNJ take out $26,000 in student loans while working on their degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $352.

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#3

Lebanon Valley College

Annville, PA

Out of the 144 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lebanon Valley College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Annville, LVC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at LVC take out is $27,000.

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#4

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 144 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Delaware. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, subject specific ed graduates from UD carry an average student debtload of $26,500. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $564.

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With a ranking of #6, George Washington University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#7

Ithaca College

Ithaca, NY

Ithaca College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Ithaca is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Ithaca.

Subject Specific Ed majors at Ithaca take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#8

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD

Loyola University Maryland ranked #8 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Loyola Maryland is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Maryland - College Park did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

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#10

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA

Elizabethtown College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Elizabethtown, Etown is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

After completing their degree, subject specific ed graduates from Etown carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

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#11

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

Rider University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

After completing their degree, subject specific ed graduates from Rider carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

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#12

Westminster College Pennsylvania

New Wilmington, PA

Westminster College Pennsylvania landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best teacher education subject specific programs. Westminster New Wilmington is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of New Wilmington.

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#13

Juniata College

Huntingdon, PA

Juniata College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #13 on the list. Juniata is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Huntingdon.

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#14

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, PA

With a ranking of #14, Messiah University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students. Located in the suburb of Mechanicsburg, Messiah is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their degree, subject specific ed majors at Messiah accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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#15

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #15, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#16

New York University

New York, NY

New York University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Subject Specific Ed majors at NYU take out an average of $26,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#17

Towson University

Towson, MD

Towson University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Towson is a very large public school located in the city of Towson.

While working on their degree, subject specific ed majors at Towson accumulate an average of around $23,250 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $357, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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York College of Pennsylvania landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the midsize suburb of York, YCP is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Subject Specific Ed majors at YCP take out an average of $29,001 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#19

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

On average, subject specific ed graduates from Syracuse take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#20

Centenary University

Hackettstown, NJ

Centenary University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Centenary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hackettstown.

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Bank Street College of Education ranked #21 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large 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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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Teacher Education Subject Specific students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
22 Manhattan College Riverdale, NY
23 Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA
24 Fordham University Bronx, NY
25 St John’s University - New York Queens, NY
26 Alfred University Alfred, NY
27 Rowan University Glassboro, NJ
28 Saint Joseph’s University Philadelphia, PA

Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education subject specific colleges 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.

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