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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in West Virginia

7 Colleges
$35,866 Avg Salary
$26,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific School for You

In 2020-2021, teacher education subject specific students earned 309 degrees and certificates from a West Virginia school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

The Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in West Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in West Virginia 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

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Our analysis found West Virginia University to be the most popular school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a degree in West Virginia. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, subject specific ed graduates from WVU carry an average student debt load of $26,000. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $325.

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#2

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

Out of the 7 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Marshall University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Marshall University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Huntington.

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Out of the 7 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethany College West Virginia landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Bethany, Bethany College West Virginia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 7 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia Wesleyan College landed the # 4 spot on the list. West Virginia Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Buckhannon.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Davis & Elkins College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the town of Elkins, D&E is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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West Virginia University Institute of Technology 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. Located in the city of Beckley, West Virginia University Tech is a public college with a small student population.

After completing their degree, subject specific ed graduates from West Virginia University Tech carry an average student debt load of $26,000. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $325.

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Alderson Broaddus University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in West Virginia ranking. Alderson Broaddus University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Philippi.

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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
North Carolina 904
Georgia 1,327
Florida 1,534
Virginia 1,393
South Carolina 596
Arkansas 825
Louisiana 694
Mississippi 616
Alabama 722

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

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 7 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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