Find Teaching Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

Find Schools Near

2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

8 Colleges
$54,263 Avg Salary
$22,967 Avg Student Debt

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

In 2020-2021, teacher education subject specific students earned 764 degrees and certificates from a New Jersey school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular graduate 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.

Check out the subject specific ed graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New Jersey.

#1

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

Our analysis found Rider University to be the most popular school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 20% are male.

Read full report on Teacher Education Subject Specific at Rider University

#2

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montclair State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Teacher Education Subject Specific at Montclair State University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means William Paterson University of New Jersey is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. William Paterson University is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Wayne.

Read More…

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The College of New Jersey is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Teacher Education Subject Specific at The College of New Jersey Report

#4

Centenary University

Hackettstown, NJ

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Centenary University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in New Jersey. Centenary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hackettstown.

Read full report on Teacher Education Subject Specific at Centenary University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Jersey Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. NJIT is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Newark.

Read full report on Teacher Education Subject Specific at New Jersey Institute of Technology

#4

Kean University

Union, NJ

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Kean University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in New Jersey. Located in the suburb of Union, Kean is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read More…

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

Read More…

Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,776
New York 5,484
Maryland 576
District of Columbia 29
Delaware 122

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

Majors Similar to Subject Specific Ed

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Teaching Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited education & teaching schools across the U.S.