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

69 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, 43,297 teacher education subject specific students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

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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 the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 69 schools in the Southeast 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Our analysis found Clemson University to be the most popular school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

About 92% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 8% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 94% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Valdosta State University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. VSU is a large public school located in the city of Valdosta.

Women make up 32% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#4

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Augusta University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in the Southeast Region . Augusta University is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Augusta.

Women make up 85% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

On average, subject specific ed graduates from Augusta University take out $21,834 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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#5

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Out of the 69 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 5 spot on the list. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

About 62% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 38% are male.

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#6

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 90% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in subject specific ed at UAB, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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#8

Piedmont College

Demorest, GA

Piedmont College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teacher education subject specific programs. Piedmont College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Demorest.

About 75% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#9

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 62% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 38% are male.

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Appalachian State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a very large student population.

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Northwestern State University of Louisiana landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
12 Converse College Spartanburg, SC
13 Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA

Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education subject specific schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 1,105
Tennessee 421
North Carolina 904
Georgia 1,327
Florida 1,534
Virginia 1,393
West Virginia 309
South Carolina 596
Arkansas 825
Louisiana 694
Mississippi 616
Alabama 722

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 28 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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