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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

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

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, teacher education subject specific was ranked 3rd in North Carolina. In fact, 904 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in North Carolina 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Appalachian State University to be the most popular school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in North Carolina. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the town of Boone.

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

Of the 7 students majoring in subject specific ed at NC State, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in North Carolina. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of North Carolina at Charlotte helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in North Carolina. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Greensboro College

Greensboro, NC

Out of the 10 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Greensboro College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Greensboro, Greensboro College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#6

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

Fayetteville State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Fayetteville, Fayetteville State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

Meredith College

Raleigh, NC

Meredith College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the city of Raleigh, Meredith is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Winston - Salem State University

Winston-Salem, NC

Winston - Salem State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. WSSU is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.

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North Carolina A & T State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public college with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Western Carolina University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

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

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 10 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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