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

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$49,260 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, teacher education subject specific students earned 764 degrees and certificates from a New Jersey school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

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The Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in New Jersey 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Rutgers University - New Brunswick to be the most popular school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New Jersey. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

Of the 112 students majoring in subject specific ed at Rutgers New Brunswick, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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#2

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Montclair State University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rutgers University - Camden is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Rutgers Camden is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Camden.

About 78% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 22% are male.

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#4

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Rowan University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in New Jersey. Rowan is a large public school located in the large suburb of Glassboro.

Women make up 76% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at The College of New Jersey helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 96% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 4% are male.

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William Paterson University of New Jersey 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. William Paterson University is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Wayne.

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#7

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ

New Jersey City University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large city of Jersey City, NJCU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 13% are male.

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#8

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

Rider University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#9

Centenary University

Hackettstown, NJ

With a ranking of #9, Centenary University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Centenary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hackettstown.

Of the 11 students majoring in subject specific ed at Centenary, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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#10

Saint Peter's University

Jersey City, NJ

With a ranking of #10, Saint Peter’s 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 city of Jersey City, Saint Peter's College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
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

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 14 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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