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Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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

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

In 2020-2021, 110,226 teacher education grade specific students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 47 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Georgia the best school in the Southeast Region for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a very large student population.

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#2

Duke University

Durham, NC

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Duke University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education grade specific schools in the Southeast Region . Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at Duke take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $15,440.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Appalachian State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

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#7

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Georgia College & State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Kennesaw 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 #9 on the list. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.

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#10

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education grade specific colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 4,845
Virginia 1,857
North Carolina 3,759
Florida 3,339
Tennessee 1,526
Kentucky 1,644
South Carolina 1,615
Louisiana 780
Arkansas 1,727
Alabama 2,521
Mississippi 1,592
West Virginia 533

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

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Vgrigas.

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