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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 137 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for subject specific ed majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found Teachers College at Columbia University to be the most popular school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Women make up 75% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

Full Teacher Education Subject Specific at Teachers College at Columbia University Report

#2

Hunter College

New York, NY

Out of the 137 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hunter College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#2

Lehman College

Bronx, NY

Out of the 137 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehman College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Bronx, Lehman is a public college with a large student population.

About 48% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 52% are male.

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#4

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, PA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Wilkes University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Wilkes is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Wilkes-Barre.

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

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#5

Queens College

Queens, NY

Out of the 137 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Queens College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Queens, QC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 170 students majoring in subject specific ed at QC, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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#6

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD

With a ranking of #6, Loyola University Maryland did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Loyola Maryland is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 156 students majoring in subject specific ed at Loyola Maryland, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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#7

SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, NY

SUNY Oneonta 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 #7 on the list. SUNY Oneonta is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Oneonta.

About 94% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 6% are male.

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#8

The College at Brockport

Brockport, NY

The College at Brockport landed the #8 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.

About 58% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 42% are male.

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#9

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

Brooklyn 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 #9 on the list. Brooklyn College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Brooklyn.

Women make up 53% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#10

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

With a ranking of #10, 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.

Women make up 69% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

Women make up 77% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#12

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

Hofstra University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Hofstra is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hempstead.

Of the 106 students majoring in subject specific ed at Hofstra, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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The City College of New York 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 #13 on the list. CCNY is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.

About 66% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 34% are male.

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#14

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

With a ranking of #14, Adelphi University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Garden City, Adelphi is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 63% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

Full Teacher Education Subject Specific at Adelphi University Report

#15

SUNY New Paltz

New Paltz, NY

With a ranking of #15, SUNY New Paltz did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. SUNY New Paltz is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of New Paltz.

About 81% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 19% are male.

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#16

Manhattanville College

Purchase, NY

Manhattanville 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 #16 on the list. Located in the suburb of Purchase, Manhattanville is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 55% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 45% are male.

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#17

Buffalo State

Buffalo, NY

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

About 65% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 35% are male.

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#18

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 80 students majoring in subject specific ed at UPenn, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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#19

Holy Family University

Philadelphia, PA

Holy Family University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Holy Family is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Of the 78 students majoring in subject specific ed at Holy Family, 4% are male and 96% are female.

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#20

University at Albany

Albany, NY

University at Albany landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the small city of Albany, UAlbany is a public school with a large student population.

About 77% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 23% are male.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Teacher Education Subject Specific students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
21 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
22 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY
23 SUNY Oswego Oswego, NY
24 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA
25 Touro College New York, NY
26 SUNY Cortland Cortland, NY
26 St. Joseph’s College - New York Brooklyn, NY

Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education subject specific colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 764
Pennsylvania 1,776
New York 5,484
Maryland 576
District of Columbia 29
Delaware 122

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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