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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Missouri

41 Colleges
$33,563 Avg Salary
$18,784 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific School for You

Teacher Education Subject Specific is one of the most popular subjects to study in Missouri. With 1,189 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 41 schools in Missouri 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 Missouri.

Our analysis found Northwest Missouri State University to be the most popular school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a degree in Missouri. Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Maryville.

On average, subject specific ed graduates from Northwest take out $25,730 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $229, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ozarks Technical Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Springfield, OTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Subject Specific Ed majors at OTC take out an average of $11,375 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The excellent programs at Southeast Missouri State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in Missouri. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Cape Girardeau.

The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at Southeast Missouri State University take out is $24,500.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Missouri list. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at Missouri State take out is $30,647.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Central Missouri. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Missouri list. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, subject specific ed graduates from UCM carry an average student debt load of $24,646. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $177, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City 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. MCC is a large public school located in the city of Kansas City.

While working on their degree, subject specific ed majors at MCC accumulate an average of around $9,500 in student debt.

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#7

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO

Truman State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Missouri ranking. Truman State is a small public school located in the town of Kirksville.

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#8

Mineral Area College

Park Hills, MO

Mineral Area College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular teacher education subject specific programs. MAC is a small public school located in the distant town of Park Hills.

After completing their degree, subject specific ed graduates from MAC carry an average student debt load of $11,877.

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#9

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Lindenwood University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular teacher education subject specific programs. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.

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With a ranking of #9, Moberly Area Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students. MACC is a small public school located in the town of Moberly.

The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at MACC take out is $6,943.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 711
Minnesota 1,158
Iowa 599
South Dakota 198
North Dakota 312
Nebraska 451

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 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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