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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools in Missouri

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

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

Teacher Education Subject Specific is one of the most popular subjects to study in Missouri. With 1,189 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Missouri 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Ozarks Technical Community College the most popular school in Missouri for teacher education subject specific students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, OTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 88% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, subject specific ed graduates from OTC carry an average student debt load of $14,963.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their associate degree. MCC is a large public school located in the city of Kansas City.

Women make up 84% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

On average, subject specific ed graduates from MCC take out $13,008 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#3

Mineral Area College

Park Hills, MO

The in-demand associate degree programs at Mineral Area College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in Missouri. MAC is a small public school located in the distant town of Park Hills.

Women make up 71% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, subject specific ed majors at MAC accumulate an average of around $13,154 in student debt.

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Out of the 10 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Moberly Area Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. MACC is a small public school located in the distant town of Moberly.

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

On average, subject specific ed graduates from MACC take out $10,229 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at State Fair Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in Missouri. Located in the town of Sedalia, State Fair Community College is a public college with a small student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, subject specific ed graduates from State Fair Community College carry an average student debt load of $14,270.

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#6

Three Rivers College

Poplar Bluff, MO

Three Rivers College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Three Rivers College is a small public school located in the town of Poplar Bluff.

Of the 40 students majoring in subject specific ed at Three Rivers College, 18% are male and 83% are female.

On average, subject specific ed graduates from Three Rivers College take out $15,873 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#7

Crowder College

Neosho, MO

With a ranking of #7, Crowder 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 town of Neosho, Crowder College is a public college with a small student population.

About 92% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 8% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, subject specific ed majors at Crowder College accumulate an average of around $10,102 in student debt.

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#8

East Central College

Union, MO

East Central College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. East Central College is a small public school located in the rural area of Union.

About 79% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 21% are male.

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#9

St Charles Community College

Cottleville, MO

St Charles Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree teacher education subject specific programs. SCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Cottleville.

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

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Missouri State University - West Plains ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools in Missouri list. Missouri State West Plains is a small public school located in the remote town of West Plains.

About 77% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 23% are male.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 711
Minnesota 1,158
Iowa 599
South Dakota 198
North Dakota 312
Nebraska 451

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

Majors Similar to Subject Specific Ed

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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