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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Georgia

27 Colleges
$44,557 Avg Salary
$26,373 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific School for You

In 2020-2021, teacher education subject specific students earned 1,327 degrees and certificates from a Georgia 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Schools in Georgia ranking. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in Georgia 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for subject specific ed majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found Georgia State University to be the most popular school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a degree in Georgia. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, subject specific ed graduates from Georgia State carry an average student debt load of $27,762. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $154, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Georgia is a great place for teacher education subject specific students. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Athens.

On average, subject specific ed graduates from UGA take out $21,500 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $189.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Valdosta State University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students. Located in the small city of Valdosta, VSU is a public college with a large student population.

Subject Specific Ed majors at VSU take out an average of $31,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#4

Piedmont College

Demorest, GA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Piedmont College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Georgia list. Located in the town of Demorest, Piedmont College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 27 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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Georgia College & State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #6 on the list. Georgia College is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Milledgeville.

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#7

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Georgia Southern University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Georgia list. GaSou is a fairly large public school located in the town of Statesboro.

While working on their degree, subject specific ed majors at GaSou accumulate an average of around $27,500 in student debt.

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Columbus State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Columbus, CSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Subject Specific Ed majors at CSU take out an average of $28,415 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#9

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Augusta University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Georgia list. Located in the medium-sized city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at Augusta University take out is $22,449.

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#10

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

University of West Georgia landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular teacher education subject specific programs. University of West Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Carrollton.

Subject Specific Ed majors at University of West Georgia take out an average of $26,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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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
Kentucky 1,105
Tennessee 421
North Carolina 904
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

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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