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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools

10 Colleges
$16,992 Avg Salary
$10,670 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Undergraduate Certificate 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.

There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the United States to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for subject specific ed majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Boston University

Boston, MA

Our analysis found Boston University to be the best school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Shenandoah University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Winchester.

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#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Alliant International University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of San Diego, Alliant is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their undergraduate certificate. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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#7

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

Madonna University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Livonia, Madonna is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Cuyahoga Community College District did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Cuyahoga Community College District is a large public school located in the city of Cleveland.

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With a ranking of #9, Missouri Southern State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Joplin, Missouri Southern is a public college with a small student population.

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#10

Keystone College

La Plume, PA

Keystone College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Keystone College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of La Plume.

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Teacher Education Subject Specific by Region

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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 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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