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

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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 North Carolina. In fact, 904 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

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 North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in North Carolina 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

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our analysis found East Carolina University to be the most popular school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

Of the 50 students majoring in subject specific ed at ECU, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 46 students majoring in subject specific ed at NC State, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the distant town of Boone.

About 97% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 3% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina A & T State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 35 students majoring in subject specific ed at NC A&T, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a large 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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University of North Carolina at Pembroke landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. UNC Pembroke is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Pembroke.

Of the 19 students majoring in subject specific ed at UNC Pembroke, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, University of North Carolina at Charlotte 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 Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a very large student population.

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#8

Campbell University

Buies Creek, NC

Campbell University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the fringe town of Buies Creek, Campbell is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 38% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#9

Meredith College

Raleigh, NC

Meredith College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the large city of Raleigh, Meredith is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#10

Montreat College

Montreat, NC

Montreat College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the large suburb of Montreat, Montreat 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 Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 1,105
Tennessee 421
Georgia 1,327
Florida 1,534
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

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 16 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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