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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor's Degree Schools

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$64,414 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor'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.

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.

The Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 111 schools in the United States to see which doctor'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 doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Teachers College at Columbia University the most popular school in the United States for teacher education subject specific students working on their doctor’s degree. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

About 74% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 26% are male.

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#2

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Georgia is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their doctor’s degree. UGA is a very large public school located in the city of Athens.

Women make up 61% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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Out of the 111 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, St John’s University - New York landed the # 3 spot on the list. STJ is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Queens.

About 81% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 19% are male.

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#4

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Auburn University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their doctor’s degree. Auburn is a fairly large public school located in the city of Auburn.

Women make up 78% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#5

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Capella University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their doctor’s degree. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Of the 22 students majoring in subject specific ed at Capella University, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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#6

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 71% are male.

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#7

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.

Women make up 63% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.

About 73% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 27% are male.

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Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

Of the 14 students majoring in subject specific ed at IU Bloomington, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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#10

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 36% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#10

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

With a ranking of #10, University of Arizona did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

Of the 11 students majoring in subject specific ed at University of Arizona, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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#12

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#12

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, TX

Sam Houston State University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in subject specific ed at SHSU, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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Washington State University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a very large student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 22% are male.

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 22% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 78% are male.

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#14

Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA

Georgia State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in subject specific ed at Georgia State, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
17 Judson University Elgin, IL
17 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
17 Southern Illinois University Carbondale Carbondale, IL
17 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
21 Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI
21 Regent University Virginia Beach, VA
21 University of New Mexico - Main Campus Albuquerque, NM
21 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC

Teacher Education Subject Specific by Region

View the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor's Degree 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 26 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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