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

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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.

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.

The Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the New England Region 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Boston University

Boston, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Boston University the most popular school in the New England Region for teacher education subject specific students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 29% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#2

Simmons University

Boston, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Simmons University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their doctor’s degree. Simmons is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Of the 2 students majoring in subject specific ed at Simmons, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#2

Springfield College

Springfield, MA

Out of the 8 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Springfield College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Springfield College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in subject specific ed at Springfield College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their doctor’s degree. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Durham.

Of the 2 students majoring in subject specific ed at UNH, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#5

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Hartford helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in the New England Region . Located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Massachusetts - Lowell helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a large student population.

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#7

University of Maine

Orono, ME

University of Maine landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. UMaine is a large public school located in the suburb of Orono.

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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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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 8 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.

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