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

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

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Out of the majors we analyze each year, teacher education subject specific was ranked 4th in Massachusetts. In fact, 1,283 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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The Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in Massachusetts 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, MA

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

Of the 37 students majoring in subject specific ed at Bridgewater State, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Out of the 20 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, American International College landed the # 2 spot on the list. AIC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Springfield.

Women make up 93% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#3

Worcester State University

Worcester, MA

Out of the 20 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Worcester State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in subject specific ed at Worcester State, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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#4

Boston University

Boston, MA

Out of the 20 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Of the 8 students majoring in subject specific ed at Boston U, 38% are male and 63% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Massachusetts Amherst helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in Massachusetts. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

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

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#6

Gordon College

Wenham, MA

With a ranking of #6, Gordon College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Wenham, Gordon College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

Cambridge College

Boston, MA

With a ranking of #7, Cambridge College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Cambridge College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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Massachusetts College of Art and Design landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the city of Boston, Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in subject specific ed at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teacher education subject specific programs. UMass Boston is a large public school located in the city of Boston.

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#9

Framingham State University

Framingham, MA

Framingham State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Framingham State is a small public school located in the small city of Framingham.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 414
Maine 204
Vermont 80
New Hampshire 140
Rhode Island 162

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 20 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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