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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate 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 36 schools in the New England Region to see which graduate 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 graduate certificate.

#1

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Bridgewater State University the most popular school in the New England Region for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Bridgewater, Bridgewater State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 43% are male.

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Out of the 36 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Connecticut State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 97% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Southern Connecticut State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in the New England Region . SCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New Haven.

Of the 16 students majoring in subject specific ed at SCSU, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means American International College is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Springfield, AIC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in subject specific ed at AIC, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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Out of the 36 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 15% are male.

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#5

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sacred Heart University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Maine at Farmington landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the remote town of Farmington, UMaine Farmington is a public college with a small student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 9% are male.

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#8

Worcester State University

Worcester, MA

Worcester State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Worcester State is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

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

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Upper Valley Educators Institute 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. Located in the remote town of Lebanon, UVEI is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 38% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#9

University of Maine

Orono, ME

University of Maine came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. UMaine is a large public school located in the small suburb of Orono.

Women make up 75% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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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 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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