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2023 Most Popular Online Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

15 Colleges
$48,767 Avg Salary
$25,372 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.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

#1

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

Our analysis found Wilmington University to be the most popular school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue an online degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Wilmington University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of New Castle.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small suburb of California, Cal U is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bucks County Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Newtown, Bucks County Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Syracuse University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students pursuing an online degree. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#5

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent online programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best teacher education subject specific programs. WCUPA is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.

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George Washington University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#6

Gannon University

Erie, PA

With a ranking of #6, Gannon University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students. Gannon is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Erie.

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#9

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

With a ranking of #9, University at Buffalo did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

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With a ranking of #9, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students. Located in the fringe town of Edinboro, Edinboro is a public school with a small student population.

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Explore the most popular online teacher education subject specific schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 764
Pennsylvania 1,776
New York 5,484
Maryland 576
District of Columbia 29
Delaware 122

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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 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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