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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

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Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Basic Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, teacher education subject specific was ranked 4th in Massachusetts. In fact, 1,283 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. 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.

The Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Massachusetts 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 2023 rankings named Endicott College the most popular school in Massachusetts for teacher education subject specific students working on their basic certificate. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Beverly.

Of the 6 students majoring in subject specific ed at Endicott, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northern Essex Community College is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their basic certificate. NECC is a small public school located in the suburb of Haverhill.

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#2

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bridgewater State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Basic Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Bridgewater State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bridgewater.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Holyoke Community College is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Holyoke, Holyoke Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 414
Maine 204
Vermont 80
New Hampshire 140
Rhode Island 162

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 4 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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