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

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

In 2020-2021, 43,297 teacher education subject specific students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

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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 in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 135 schools in the Southeast 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 2023 rankings named Arkansas State University - Main Campus the most popular school in the Southeast Region for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 97% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#2

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of the Cumberlands helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in the Southeast Region . Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Williamsburg.

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

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#3

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means West Virginia University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

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

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#5

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

Out of the 135 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisville landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 62% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#6

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

With a ranking of #6, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

Women make up 73% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#7

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 122 students majoring in subject specific ed at UGA, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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#8

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 24% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.

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

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#10

Valdosta State University

Valdosta, GA

Valdosta State 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. VSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Valdosta.

About 59% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 41% are male.

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#11

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Nova Southeastern University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 84 students majoring in subject specific ed at NUS Florida, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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#12

Longwood University

Farmville, VA

Longwood University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the remote town of Farmville, Longwood is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #13, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.

Of the 70 students majoring in subject specific ed at USF Tampa, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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#13

University of West Alabama

Livingston, AL

University of West Alabama landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. University of West Alabama is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Livingston.

About 37% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 63% are male.

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#15

Piedmont College

Demorest, GA

Piedmont College landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Piedmont College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Demorest.

Women make up 72% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#16

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

Women make up 94% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#17

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

University of Arkansas landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#18

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 88% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#19

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

With a ranking of #19, Auburn 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 city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 67% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #20, Georgia College & 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 distant town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 47 students majoring in subject specific ed at Georgia College, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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Honorable Mentions

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 Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
21 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
22 University of Central Florida Orlando, FL
23 Athens State University Athens, AL
24 Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA
25 Appalachian State University Boone, NC
25 William Carey University Hattiesburg, MS
27 North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC

Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 1,105
Tennessee 421
North Carolina 904
Georgia 1,327
Florida 1,534
Virginia 1,393
West Virginia 309
South Carolina 596
Arkansas 825
Louisiana 694
Mississippi 616
Alabama 722

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 26 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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