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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the New England Region

62 Colleges
$41,288 Avg Salary
$25,649 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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 62 schools in the New England Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students.

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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the New England Region

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

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools

#1

Brown University

Providence, RI

Our analysis found Brown University to be the best school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#3

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#4

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fairfield University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Providence College

Providence, RI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Providence College is a great place for teacher education subject specific students. Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

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#6

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

Quinnipiac University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best teacher education subject specific programs. Quinnipiac is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hamden.

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#7

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the New England Region list. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.

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NHTI-Concord’s Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the New England Region ranking. NHTI is a small public school located in the town of Concord.

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#9

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Brandeis University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

Sacred Heart University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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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 Schools in the New England Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Massachusetts College of Art and Design Boston, MA
12 Granite State College Concord, NH

Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education subject specific colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 414
Massachusetts 1,283
Maine 204
Vermont 80
New Hampshire 140
Rhode Island 162

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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