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

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 Virginia. In fact, 1,393 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. 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.

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 Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Virginia 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

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Our 2023 rankings named George Mason University the most popular school in Virginia for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. 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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#2

Radford University

Radford, VA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Radford University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in Virginia. Radford is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Radford.

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

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#2

Virginia State University

Petersburg, VA

Out of the 10 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Petersburg, Virginia State is a public school with a small student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#4

Eastern Mennonite University

Harrisonburg, VA

Out of the 10 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Mennonite University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Harrisonburg, Eastern Mennonite is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Out of the 10 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Old Dominion University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 80% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#7

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Shenandoah 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. Located in the city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech 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. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in subject specific ed at Virginia Tech, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#9

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

With a ranking of #9, Regent University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.

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#10

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

With a ranking of #10, University of Lynchburg did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small 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 Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 1,105
Tennessee 421
North Carolina 904
Georgia 1,327
Florida 1,534
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 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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