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Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Basic Certificate 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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Basic Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 96 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs 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 Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Bowling Green State University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the United States. BGSU is a large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.

Of the 81 students majoring in subject specific ed at BGSU, 2% are male and 98% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Iowa Tech Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 64 students majoring in subject specific ed at Western Iowa Tech Community College, 66% are male and 34% are female.

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#3

Valley City State University

Valley City, ND

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Valley City State University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Valley City, Valley City State University is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 62 students majoring in subject specific ed at Valley City State University, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means North Iowa Area Community College is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their basic certificate. Located in the remote town of Mason City, North Iowa Area Community College is a public college with a small student population.

About 48% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 52% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe 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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With a ranking of #6, University of Wisconsin - Stout did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their basic certificate. UW - Stout is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Menomonie.

Women make up 90% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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Bemidji State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the town of Bemidji, Bemidji State University is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in subject specific ed at Bemidji State University, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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Alliant International University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of San Diego, Alliant is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 48% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#8

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. UofL is a very large public school located in the large city of Louisville.

About 43% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 57% are male.

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#10

Huertas College

Caguas, PR

Huertas College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Caguas, Huertas College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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

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With a ranking of #11, Grand Valley State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in subject specific ed at GVSU, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Basic Certificate Schools list. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Women make up 38% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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Southwest Wisconsin Technical College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the rural area of Fennimore, Southwest Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in subject specific ed at Southwest Tech, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate teacher education subject specific programs. UW - Stevens Point is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Stevens Point.

Women make up 47% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Teacher Education Subject Specific students that almost earned our Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Basic Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
15 University of Rio Grande Rio Grande, OH
15 Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN
17 St Catherine University Saint Paul, MN
18 Colby - Sawyer College New London, NH
18 Endicott College Beverly, MA

Teacher Education Subject Specific by Region

View the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Basic 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 33 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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