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

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

In 2020-2021, teacher education subject specific students earned 1,776 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

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

The Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 40 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

#1

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, PA

Our analysis found Wilkes University to be the most popular school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized 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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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in Pennsylvania. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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

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#3

Holy Family University

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Holy Family University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Holy Family is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in Pennsylvania. SRU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Slippery Rock.

Women make up 95% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#6

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #6, Saint Joseph’s University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. St. Joe's is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Women make up 87% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#7

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

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

About 82% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 18% are male.

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Kutztown University of Pennsylvania 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 #8 on the list. Kutztown University is a moderately-sized public school located in the fringe town of Kutztown.

About 84% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 16% are male.

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East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. East Stroudsburg University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of East Stroudsburg.

Women make up 89% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#10

Eastern University

Saint Davids, PA

Eastern University 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 suburb of Saint Davids, EU 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
New Jersey 764
New York 5,484
Maryland 576
District of Columbia 29
Delaware 122

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 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.

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