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2023 Most Popular Online Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

15 Colleges
$36,125 Avg Salary
$25,314 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 43,297 teacher education subject specific students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online bachelor's 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

Our analysis found University of Louisville to be the most popular school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue an online bachelor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

On average, subject specific ed graduates from UofL take out $24,936 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#2

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Old Dominion University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 57% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, subject specific ed majors at Old Dominion accumulate an average of around $25,264 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $165.

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Out of the 15 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Athens State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Athens, Athens State University is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 37 students majoring in subject specific ed at Athens State University, 35% are male and 65% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, subject specific ed majors at Athens State University accumulate an average of around $28,101 in student debt.

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Out of the 15 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina A & T State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. NC A&T is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

About 64% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 36% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, subject specific ed majors at NC A&T accumulate an average of around $31,213 in student debt.

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#4

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Out of the 15 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 77% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at WKU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $29,426.

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#6

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Nova Southeastern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for teacher education subject specific students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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United States Sports Academy did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for teacher education subject specific students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. The Academy is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Daphne.

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University of Central Florida landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a very large student population.

About 49% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 51% are male.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, subject specific ed graduates from UCF carry an average student debtload of $22,522. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $282, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#9

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 103 students majoring in subject specific ed at ECU, 39% are male and 61% are female.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, subject specific ed graduates from ECU carry an average student debtload of $24,062.

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#10

Troy University

Troy, AL

Troy University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the remote town of Troy, TROY is a public college with a large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 67% are male.

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Explore the most popular online teacher education subject specific colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 1,105
Tennessee 421
North Carolina 904
Georgia 1,327
Florida 1,534
Virginia 1,393
West Virginia 309
South Carolina 596
Arkansas 825
Louisiana 694
Mississippi 616
Alabama 722

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One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, teacher education subject specific has other similar majors worth exploring.

Subject Specific Ed Concentrations

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 15 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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