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

35 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 35 schools in the Plains States 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

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Hamline University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 14% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Minnesota State University - Mankato is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

About 89% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 11% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College of Saint Scholastica. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 35 students majoring in subject specific ed at St. Scholastica, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 96% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#5

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, MN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means St Catherine University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. St. Kate's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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

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#6

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Saint Cloud State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teacher education subject specific programs. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

Of the 15 students majoring in subject specific ed at St. Cloud State University, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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#7

Valley City State University

Valley City, ND

With a ranking of #7, Valley City State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Valley City State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Valley City.

Of the 13 students majoring in subject specific ed at Valley City State University, 23% are male and 77% are female.

While working on their Graduate Certificate, subject specific ed majors at Valley City State University accumulate an average of around $22,849 in student debt.

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Southeast Missouri State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Cape Girardeau.

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With a ranking of #10, Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

Women make up 80% 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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,189
Kansas 711
Minnesota 1,158
Iowa 599
South Dakota 198
North Dakota 312
Nebraska 451

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 35 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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