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2023 Most Popular Online Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools

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$19,766 Avg Salary
$9,571 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the United States to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online subject specific ed associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our 2023 rankings named Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City the most popular online school in the United States for teacher education subject specific students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Kansas City, MCC is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 57 students majoring in subject specific ed at MCC, 16% are male and 84% are female.

The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at MCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $13,008.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Copiah-Lincoln Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in the United States. Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Wesson.

About 28% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 72% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, subject specific ed majors at Copiah-Lincoln Community College accumulate an average of around $5,243 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend State Fair Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools list. State Fair Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Sedalia.

The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at State Fair Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $14,270.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Bucks County Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in the United States. Located in the rural area of Newtown, Bucks County Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 21% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Carl Albert State College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in the United States. Carl Albert State College is a small public school located in the distant town of Poteau.

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#6

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Western Kentucky University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools ranking. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bowling Green.

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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for teacher education subject specific students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Perkinston.

On average, subject specific ed graduates from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College take out $12,182 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Western Wyoming Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for teacher education subject specific students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the remote town of Rock Springs, WWCC is a public college with a small student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 50% are male.

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East Mississippi Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the rural area of Scooba, EMCC is a public school with a small student population.

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#10

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

Trident Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, Trident Technical College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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