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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in the New England 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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 57 schools in the New England Region 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

Boston University

Boston, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Boston University the most popular school in the New England Region for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very 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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#2

Lesley University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lesley University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Lesley is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Salem State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in the New England Region . Salem State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Salem.

Women make up 74% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#4

Gordon College

Wenham, MA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Gordon College is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Gordon College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wenham.

Of the 56 students majoring in subject specific ed at Gordon College, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#5

Emerson College

Boston, MA

Out of the 57 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Emerson College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Emerson is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

About 83% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 17% are male.

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#6

Cambridge College

Boston, MA

With a ranking of #6, Cambridge College 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 Boston, Cambridge College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 51 students majoring in subject specific ed at Cambridge College, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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#7

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, MA

Bridgewater State 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 suburb of Bridgewater, Bridgewater State is a public school with a moderately-sized 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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With a ranking of #8, Plymouth State 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 town of Plymouth, Plymouth State is a public school with a small student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 20% are male.

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American International College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, AIC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Central Connecticut State 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 suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 43 students majoring in subject specific ed at CCSU, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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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 in the New England Region award.

Rank College Location
11 University of Maine Orono, ME

Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education subject specific schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 414
Massachusetts 1,283
Maine 204
Vermont 80
New Hampshire 140
Rhode Island 162

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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