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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Kentucky

25 Colleges
$37,919 Avg Salary
$27,025 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific School for You

In 2020-2021, teacher education subject specific students earned 1,105 degrees and certificates from a Kentucky 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. 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 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 Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in Kentucky to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 Kentucky.

#1

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

Our analysis found University of Louisville to be the most popular school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a degree in Kentucky. UofL is a very large public school located in the large city of Louisville.

While working on their degree, subject specific ed majors at UofL accumulate an average of around $22,941 in student debt.

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#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Kentucky list. UK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lexington.

After completing their degree, subject specific ed graduates from UK carry an average student debt load of $25,000. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $209.

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#3

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Cumberlands. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the remote town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Out of the 25 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Kentucky University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, subject specific ed majors at Eastern accumulate an average of around $24,750 in student debt.

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#5

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

The excellent programs at Western Kentucky University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in Kentucky. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bowling Green.

The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at WKU take out is $28,875.

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Murray State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular teacher education subject specific programs. Murray State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Murray.

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With a ranking of #7, Morehead State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students. Morehead State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Morehead.

The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at Morehead State University take out is $30,000.

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#8

Kentucky State University

Frankfort, KY

Kentucky State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Kentucky ranking. KY State is a small public school located in the distant town of Frankfort.

While working on their degree, subject specific ed majors at KY State accumulate an average of around $30,250 in student debt.

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#9

Georgetown College

Georgetown, KY

With a ranking of #9, Georgetown College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students. Georgetown College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Georgetown.

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#10

Campbellsville University

Campbellsville, KY

Campbellsville University 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. Located in the distant town of Campbellsville, Campbellsville University is a private not-for-profit college with a large 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 Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Tennessee 421
North Carolina 904
Florida 1,534
Georgia 1,327
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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