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

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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 1,105 degrees and certificates from a Kentucky school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Kentucky 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.

Check out the subject specific ed master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Kentucky.

#1

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

Our analysis found University of the Cumberlands to be the most popular school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Kentucky. Located in the town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large 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 Louisville

Louisville, KY

Out of the 12 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisville landed the # 2 spot on the list. UofL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Louisville.

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

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

Of the 24 students majoring in subject specific ed at Eastern, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Murray State is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Murray.

Women make up 81% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#5

Georgetown College

Georgetown, KY

Out of the 12 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Georgetown College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Georgetown.

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

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#6

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. UK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lexington.

Of the 13 students majoring in subject specific ed at UK, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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Morehead 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 #6 on the list. Morehead State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Morehead.

Of the 13 students majoring in subject specific ed at Morehead State University, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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#8

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Western Kentucky University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. WKU is a large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

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

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#9

Campbellsville University

Campbellsville, KY

Campbellsville University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the distant town of Campbellsville, Campbellsville University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 38% are male.

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#10

Union College Kentucky

Barbourville, KY

Union College Kentucky ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the remote town of Barbourville, Union College is a private not-for-profit school 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
Tennessee 421
North Carolina 904
Florida 1,534
Georgia 1,327
Virginia 1,393
West Virginia 309
South Carolina 596
Arkansas 825
Louisiana 694
Mississippi 616
Alabama 722

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 12 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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