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2023 Most Popular Online Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools

78 Colleges
$54,263 Avg Salary
$22,967 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 Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 78 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Viterbo University

La Crosse, WI

Our 2023 rankings named Viterbo University the most popular online school in the United States for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of La Crosse, Viterbo is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 93 students majoring in subject specific ed at Viterbo, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their online graduate certificate. A-State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Jonesboro.

About 94% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 6% are male.

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Out of the 78 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Boise State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Boise, Boise State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 78% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

After completing their Graduate Certificate, subject specific ed graduates from Boise State carry an average student debtload of $23,119.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valdosta State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Valdosta, VSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 32% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 68% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Minnesota State University - Mankato is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a large student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 11% are male.

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The College of Saint Scholastica came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. St. Scholastica is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Duluth.

Of the 35 students majoring in subject specific ed at St. Scholastica, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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#7

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Augusta University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 15% are male.

The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at Augusta University take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $21,834.

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#8

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

American College of Education did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for teacher education subject specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, American College of Education is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 27 students majoring in subject specific ed at American College of Education, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#9

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, MN

St Catherine University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, St. Kate's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 94% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#10

Valley City State University

Valley City, ND

Valley City State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the town of Valley City, Valley City State University is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in subject specific ed at Valley City State University, 23% are male and 77% are female.

On average, subject specific ed graduates from Valley City State University take out $22,849 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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Northwestern State University of Louisiana ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools list. NSU is a large public school located in the remote town of Natchitoches.

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#10

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

Sacred Heart University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for teacher education subject specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-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 Most Popular Online Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
13 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX
14 Hamline University Saint Paul, MN
14 Walden University Minneapolis, MN

View the Most Popular Online Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 27 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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