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

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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 3rd in Mississippi. In fact, 616 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

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 Mississippi ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Mississippi 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

William Carey University

Hattiesburg, MS

Our 2023 rankings named William Carey University the most popular school in Mississippi for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, William Carey University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Southern Mississippi is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Southern Miss is a large public school located in the small city of Hattiesburg.

About 71% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 29% are male.

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#3

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mississippi State University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Mississippi State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Mississippi State.

About 56% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 44% are male.

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#3

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Belhaven University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Jackson, Belhaven is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Teacher Education Subject Specific at Belhaven University Report

#5

Delta State University

Cleveland, MS

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Delta State University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Cleveland, Delta State University is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 17% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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Jackson 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. Jackson State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Jackson.

Of the 18 students majoring in subject specific ed at Jackson State, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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#7

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

Mississippi College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. Located in the suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#8

Blue Mountain College

Blue Mountain, MS

Blue Mountain College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Blue Mountain College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Blue Mountain.

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#9

University of Mississippi

University, MS

University of Mississippi landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Ole Miss is a fairly large public school located in the town of University.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 1,105
Tennessee 421
North Carolina 904
Florida 1,534
Georgia 1,327
Virginia 1,393
West Virginia 309
South Carolina 596
Arkansas 825
Louisiana 694
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 9 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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