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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Pennsylvania

70 Colleges
$44,743 Avg Salary
$26,755 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific School for You

In 2020-2021, teacher education subject specific students earned 1,776 degrees and certificates from a Pennsylvania school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right 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 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 Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 70 schools in Pennsylvania to see which 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Pennsylvania.

#1

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, PA

Our analysis found Wilkes University to be the most popular school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the small city of Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, subject specific ed graduates from Temple carry an average student debt load of $26,000. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $215, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#3

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 70 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#4

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duquesne University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at Duquesne take out is $27,000.

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The excellent programs at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in Pennsylvania. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

After completing their degree, subject specific ed graduates from Pitt carry an average student debt load of $24,563. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $538, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#6

Holy Family University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #6, Holy Family University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Holy Family is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular teacher education subject specific programs. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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Kutztown University of Pennsylvania ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Pennsylvania list. Kutztown University is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe town of Kutztown.

On average, subject specific ed graduates from Kutztown University take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Pennsylvania list. East Stroudsburg University is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of East Stroudsburg.

Subject Specific Ed majors at East Stroudsburg University take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #10 on the list. SRU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Slippery Rock.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Teacher Education Subject Specific students in the state of Pennsylvania that almost earned our Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Pennsylvania award.

Rank College Location
11 Saint Joseph’s University Philadelphia, PA
12 California University of Pennsylvania California, PA
13 Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PA
14 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA
14 Eastern University Saint Davids, PA

Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 764
New York 5,484
Maryland 576
District of Columbia 29
Delaware 122

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 25 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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