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

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, teacher education subject specific was ranked 2nd in Alabama. In fact, 722 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Alabama 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of West Alabama

Livingston, AL

Our 2023 rankings named University of West Alabama the most popular school in Alabama for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. University of West Alabama is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote area of Livingston.

Women make up 37% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#2

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Auburn University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in Alabama. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 48 students majoring in subject specific ed at Auburn, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Athens State University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Athens, Athens State University is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 60% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#4

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jacksonville State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in the small suburb of Jacksonville, Jacksonville State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 28% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Alabama at Birmingham is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a very large 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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University of South Alabama ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in the city of Mobile, USA is a public school with a large student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 12% are male.

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United States Sports Academy 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. The Academy is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Daphne.

Women make up 22% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#8

Samford University

Birmingham, AL

Samford University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Samford is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Birmingham.

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#9

Faulkner University

Montgomery, AL

Faulkner University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Faulkner is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Montgomery.

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#9

Spring Hill College

Mobile, AL

Spring Hill College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. Located in the midsize city of Mobile, Spring Hill is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that 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

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

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 10 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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