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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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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.

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.

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 in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the New England Region to see which basic certificate 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 basic certificate.

#1

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

Our analysis found Endicott College to be the most popular school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Beverly, Endicott is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 67% are male.

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#1

Colby - Sawyer College

New London, NH

Our analysis found Colby - Sawyer College to be the most popular school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the New England Region . Located in the rural area of New London, Colby - Sawyer is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 67% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#3

Providence College

Providence, RI

Out of the 10 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Providence College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend White Mountains Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. White Mountains Community College is a fairly small public school located in the remote town of Berlin.

Women make up 40% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means NHTI-Concord’s Community College is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their basic certificate. NHTI is a small public school located in the town of Concord.

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

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Holyoke Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Holyoke Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Holyoke.

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#6

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, MA

Bridgewater State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Bridgewater, Bridgewater State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Northern Essex Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the suburb of Haverhill, NECC is a public college with a small student population.

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University of Maine at Augusta landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the distant town of Augusta, UMA is a public college with a small student population.

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University of Southern Maine landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate teacher education subject specific programs. University of Southern Maine is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Portland.

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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 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 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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