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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

24 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 1,776 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 24 schools in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania.

Our analysis found California University of Pennsylvania to be the most popular school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.

About 64% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 36% are male.

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#2

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Messiah University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Messiah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mechanicsburg.

Women make up 46% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#3

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 24 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 11% are male.

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#4

Lebanon Valley College

Annville, PA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lebanon Valley College is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. LVC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Annville.

Women make up 50% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Subject Specific Ed majors at Pitt take out an average of $20,224 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means West Chester University of Pennsylvania is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Robert Morris University

Moon Township, PA

Robert Morris University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. RMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Moon Township.

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#8

Gannon University

Erie, PA

Gannon University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the city of Erie, Gannon is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teacher education subject specific programs. IUP is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Indiana.

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#9

Marywood University

Scranton, PA

Marywood University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Marywood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Scranton.

Women make up 50% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 764
New York 5,484
Maryland 576
District of Columbia 29
Delaware 122

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 24 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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