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2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools

172 Colleges
$47,501 Avg Salary
$19,426 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate School for You

Teacher Education Grade Specific is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 6th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 110,226 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 172 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for grade specific ed majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 25 Top Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Teacher Education Grade Specific

#1

Lebanon Valley College

Annville, PA

Our analysis found Lebanon Valley College to be the best school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. LVC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Annville.

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#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 172 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at The College of New Jersey helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education grade specific schools in the United States. TCNJ is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Ewing.

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Out of the 172 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

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Out of the 172 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle Pacific University landed the # 5 spot on the list. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

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Claremont Graduate University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#8

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

Bethel University Minnesota came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

With a ranking of #9, University of Georgia did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a very large student population.

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Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.

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With a ranking of #12, University of St Francis did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#13

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

After completing their Graduate Certificate, grade specific ed graduates from Duke carry an average student debtload of $15,440.

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Saint Mary’s College of California ranked #14 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools list. SMC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Moraga.

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#15

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

Rider University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Rider is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lawrenceville.

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With a ranking of #16, University of California - Irvine did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine.

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North Carolina State University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

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#18

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming ranked #18 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#19

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

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Appalachian State University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

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#22

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Iowa State University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

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Georgia College & State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #24 on the list. Located in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Wisconsin - La Crosse did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #25 on the list. Located in the city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public school with a large student population.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
26 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK
27 Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA
28 Hamline University Saint Paul, MN
29 Purdue University - Main Campus West Lafayette, IN
30 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA
31 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
32 Mount St Mary’s University Emmitsburg, MD
33 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
34 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS

Teacher Education Grade Specific by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Teacher Education Grade Specific is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Grade Specific Ed

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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