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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree School for You

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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 59 schools in the New England Region to see which bachelor's 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for subject specific ed majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

#1

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, MA

Our analysis found Bridgewater State University to be the most popular school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Bridgewater, Bridgewater State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 56% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

On average, subject specific ed graduates from Bridgewater State take out $25,432 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $138.

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#2

University of Maine

Orono, ME

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Maine is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. UMaine is a large public school located in the small suburb of Orono.

About 56% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 44% are male.

Subject Specific Ed majors at UMaine take out an average of $25,869 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $169.

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Out of the 59 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 52% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $481, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#4

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rhode Island College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Providence, RIC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 55 students majoring in subject specific ed at RIC, 35% are male and 65% are female.

The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at RIC take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,649.

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Out of the 59 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Connecticut State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 50% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, subject specific ed majors at CCSU accumulate an average of around $24,545 in student debt.

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Southern Connecticut State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. SCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

Women make up 55% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, subject specific ed graduates from SCSU carry an average student debt load of $25,687. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $201, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#7

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

University of Vermont ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 79% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#8

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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 Boston U accumulate an average of around $23,231 in student debt.

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Massachusetts College of Art and Design did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a small public school located in the large city of Boston.

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

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#9

Keene State College

Keene, NH

Keene State College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the town of Keene, Keene State is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in subject specific ed at Keene State, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education subject specific schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 414
Massachusetts 1,283
Maine 204
Vermont 80
New Hampshire 140
Rhode Island 162

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 25 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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