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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Rhode Island

8 Colleges
$39,936 Avg Salary
$25,521 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, teacher education subject specific was ranked 2nd in Rhode Island. In fact, 162 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Rhode Island ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Rhode Island 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges.

#1

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

Our 2023 rankings named Rhode Island College the most popular school in Rhode Island for teacher education subject specific students. RIC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Providence.

While working on their degree, subject specific ed majors at RIC accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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#2

Providence College

Providence, RI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Providence College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in the city of Providence, Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Brown University

Providence, RI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Rhode Island list. URI is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

Subject Specific Ed majors at URI take out an average of $24,041 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $392, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The excellent programs at Johnson & Wales University - Providence helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in Rhode Island. JWU Providence is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

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Rhode Island School of Design came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Rhode Island ranking. RISD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

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With a ranking of #7, Roger Williams University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bristol.

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#8

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

Salve Regina University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in the suburb of Newport, Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 414
Massachusetts 1,283
Maine 204
Vermont 80
New Hampshire 140

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 8 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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