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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree School for You

With 43,297 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, teacher education subject specific is the #3 most popular major in the United States.

There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 643 schools in the United States to see which master's degree 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 master's degree.

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found Western Governors University to be the most popular school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.

Of the 1,342 students majoring in subject specific ed at WGU, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Grand Canyon University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

Of the 1,200 students majoring in subject specific ed at Grand Canyon University, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#3

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

The in-demand master’s degree programs at American College of Education helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, American College of Education is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 779 students majoring in subject specific ed at American College of Education, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Teachers College at Columbia University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 259 students majoring in subject specific ed at USC, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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Arkansas State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. A-State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Jonesboro.

About 97% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 3% are male.

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#7

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

University of the Cumberlands landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 195 students majoring in subject specific ed at Cumberlands, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#8

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

With a ranking of #8, West Virginia University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. WVU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Morgantown.

Of the 190 students majoring in subject specific ed at WVU, 62% are male and 38% are female.

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Georgia State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 185 students majoring in subject specific ed at Georgia State, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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#10

Hunter College

New York, NY

Hunter College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 183 students majoring in subject specific ed at Hunter, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#10

Lehman College

Bronx, NY

Lehman College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Bronx, Lehman is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 183 students majoring in subject specific ed at Lehman, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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#12

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, PA

With a ranking of #12, Wilkes University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Wilkes is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Wilkes-Barre.

Of the 178 students majoring in subject specific ed at Wilkes, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#13

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 172 students majoring in subject specific ed at Boston U, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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#14

Queens College

Queens, NY

Queens College landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the large city of Queens, QC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 65% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#15

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD

Loyola University Maryland did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Loyola Maryland is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 144 students majoring in subject specific ed at OHIO Athens, 62% are male and 38% are female.

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#17

SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, NY

With a ranking of #17, SUNY Oneonta did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. SUNY Oneonta is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Oneonta.

Of the 138 students majoring in subject specific ed at SUNY Oneonta, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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#18

The College at Brockport

Brockport, NY

The College at Brockport landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. SUNY Brockport is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Brockport.

Of the 133 students majoring in subject specific ed at SUNY Brockport, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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#19

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. UofL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Louisville.

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

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#20

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

Olivet Nazarene University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the suburb of Bourbonnais, Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#20

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

Brooklyn College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Brooklyn College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

About 53% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 47% are male.

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#22

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 73% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 27% are male.

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#23

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

With a ranking of #23, University of Georgia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. UGA is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Athens.

Women make up 71% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#24

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

With a ranking of #24, University at Buffalo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

About 69% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 31% are male.

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#25

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

With a ranking of #25, Liberty University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

Of the 118 students majoring in subject specific ed at Liberty University, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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#27

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY
#29

Lesley University

Cambridge, MA
#32

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY
#34

Valdosta State University

Valdosta, GA
#36

SUNY New Paltz

New Paltz, NY
#37

Manhattanville College

Purchase, NY
#37

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL
#40

Buffalo State

Buffalo, NY
#41

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA
#42

Longwood University

Farmville, VA
#42

Holy Family University

Philadelphia, PA
#44

University at Albany

Albany, NY
#45

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI
#45

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA
#47

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY
#48

DePaul University

Chicago, IL
#48

SUNY Oswego

Oswego, NY
#50

University of West Alabama

Livingston, AL

Remaining Award Winners

This list shows the remainder of the schools awarded a Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 643 different United States teacher education subject specific schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
50 Emporia State University Emporia, KS
50 University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE
50 University of South Florida - Main Campus Tampa, FL
54 Piedmont College Demorest, GA
55 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA
55 University of Washington - Seattle Campus Seattle, WA
55 University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL
58 Clemson University Clemson, SC
58 Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ
58 Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MO
61 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR
62 Ball State University Muncie, IN
63 Concordia University, Chicago River Forest, IL
64 Salem State University Salem, MA
64 Touro College New York, NY
66 St. Joseph’s College - New York Brooklyn, NY
66 SUNY Cortland Cortland, NY
68 Gordon College Wenham, MA
68 Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA
68 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
71 SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury, NY
71 Saint Joseph’s University Philadelphia, PA
71 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ
74 Truman State University Kirksville, MO
74 Binghamton University Vestal, NY
74 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
77 Emerson College Boston, MA
78 Towson University Towson, MD
79 Cambridge College Boston, MA
80 University of Rochester Rochester, NY
80 East Carolina University Greenville, NC
80 Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA
83 Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA
84 Hamline University Saint Paul, MN
84 Auburn University Auburn, AL
84 Niagara University Niagara University, NY
84 Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA
88 Stanford University Stanford, CA
88 Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA
88 East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA
88 SUNY Geneseo Geneseo, NY
92 McDaniel College Westminster, MD
92 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
94 Ashland University Ashland, OH
94 Rutgers University - Camden Camden, NJ
94 Montana State University Bozeman, MT
94 University of Central Florida Orlando, FL

Additional Noteworthy Schools

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 Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
98 American International College Springfield, MA
98 University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO
98 Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Bowling Green, OH
98 Plymouth State University Plymouth, NH
102 Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT
102 New York University New York, NY
102 Fresno Pacific University Fresno, CA
102 Athens State University Athens, AL
102 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
107 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
107 Concordia University, Nebraska Seward, NE
107 Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KS
107 Lindenwood University Saint Charles, MO
107 VanderCook College of Music Chicago, IL
107 Missouri State University - Springfield Springfield, MO
113 Eastern University Saint Davids, PA
113 St John’s University - New York Queens, NY
115 Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA
115 Northeastern State University Tahlequah, OK
115 California State University - East Bay Hayward, CA
118 Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA
118 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
118 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN
118 SUNY Potsdam Potsdam, NY
118 University of Maine Orono, ME
118 Mercy College Dobbs Ferry, NY
124 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA
124 University of New Mexico - Main Campus Albuquerque, NM
124 Fort Hays State University Hays, KS
124 SUNY Fredonia Fredonia, NY
128 Appalachian State University Boone, NC
128 William Carey University Hattiesburg, MS
128 Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Edinboro, PA
128 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN

Teacher Education Subject Specific by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

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 25 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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