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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree School for You

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.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the Southeast Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Teacher Education Subject Specific program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Copiah-Lincoln Community College the most popular school in the Southeast Region for teacher education subject specific students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Wesson, Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 28% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, subject specific ed graduates from Copiah-Lincoln Community College carry an average student debt load of $5,243.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Itawamba Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Fulton, ICC is a public school with a small student population.

About 58% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 42% are male.

The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at ICC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $8,419.

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#3

Coahoma Community College

Clarksdale, MS

The in-demand associate degree programs at Coahoma Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the rural area of Clarksdale, Coahoma Community College is a public school with a small student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 60% are male.

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#4

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Western Kentucky University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Eastern Kentucky University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in the Southeast Region . Eastern is a fairly large public school located in the town of Richmond.

About 17% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 83% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Murray State University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Murray, Murray State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, subject specific ed majors at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College accumulate an average of around $12,182 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #8, East Mississippi Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their associate degree. EMCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Scooba.

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With a ranking of #9, Lenoir Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their associate degree. Located in the distant town of Kinston, Lenoir Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Isothermal Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. ICC is a small public school located in the distant town of Spindale.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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 20 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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