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2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 563 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for grade specific ed majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 25 Top Schools for a Master's in Teacher Education Grade Specific

Our analysis found Claremont Graduate University to be the best school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Relay Graduate School of Education. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, Relay Graduate School of Education is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#4

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Santa Clara University is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Washington - Tacoma Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. UW Tacoma is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Tacoma.

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With a ranking of #6, Teachers College at Columbia University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

Lebanon Valley College

Annville, PA

Lebanon Valley College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools ranking. LVC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Annville.

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With a ranking of #8, Pacific Lutheran University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Tacoma, PLU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The College of New Jersey did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. TCNJ is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Ewing.

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#10

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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#11

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago ranked #11 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#12

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Seattle University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #14, University of California - Irvine did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

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#15

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

University of Redlands landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. University of Redlands is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Redlands.

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Bank Street College of Education landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. Bank Street College of Education is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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Seattle Pacific University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

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#18

Wagner College

Staten Island, NY

With a ranking of #18, Wagner College did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Staten Island, Wagner is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of California - Berkeley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

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#20

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

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Washington State University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman.

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#22

Trinity University

San Antonio, TX

Trinity University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, Trinity U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#23

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Lehigh University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.

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#24

Wisconsin Lutheran College

Milwaukee, WI

Wisconsin Lutheran College ranked #24 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. WLC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

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#25

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #25 on the list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Rest of the Top 50 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools

#26

Drake University

Des Moines, IA
#27

Northwestern College

Orange City, IA
#30

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA
#32

Western Washington University

Bellingham, WA
#34

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN
#35

Stevenson University

Stevenson, MD
#36

University of Delaware

Newark, DE
#38

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD
#40

New York University

New York, NY
#42

Centenary University

Hackettstown, NJ
#43

Towson University

Towson, MD
#44

American University

Washington, DC
#45

Duke University

Durham, NC
#46

Villanova University

Villanova, PA
#47

Fordham University

Bronx, NY
#48

Pace University - New York

New York, NY
#49

Whitworth University

Spokane, WA
#50

George Washington University

Washington, DC

Additional Award Winners

This list represents the remainder of the schools awarded a Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 563 different United States teacher education grade specific schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Rowan University Glassboro, NJ
52 William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ
53 Dominican University of California San Rafael, CA
54 California State University - Sacramento Sacramento, CA
55 Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ
56 Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN
57 Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ
58 Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD
59 Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC
60 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA
61 St John’s University - New York Queens, NY
62 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
63 Pacific Oaks College Pasadena, CA
64 Viterbo University La Crosse, WI
65 University of Georgia Athens, GA
66 University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL
67 Lewis University Romeoville, IL
68 Fairfield University Fairfield, CT
69 Dominican University River Forest, IL
70 California State University - San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA
71 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA
72 McDaniel College Westminster, MD
73 John Brown University Siloam Springs, AR
74 Baylor University Waco, TX
75 Heritage University Toppenish, WA
76 Hamline University Saint Paul, MN
77 Simpson College Indianola, IA
78 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN
79 North Dakota State University - Main Campus Fargo, ND
80 Dickinson State University Dickinson, ND
81 Creighton University Omaha, NE
82 Salisbury University Salisbury, MD
83 Molloy College Rockville Centre, NY
84 Elmhurst University Elmhurst, IL

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Teacher Education Grade Specific students that almost earned our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
85 University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA
86 University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA
87 The College of Saint Scholastica Duluth, MN
88 Christopher Newport University Newport News, VA
89 Stockton University Galloway, NJ
90 Ithaca College Ithaca, NY
91 University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE
92 Mayville State University Mayville, ND
93 University of Florida Gainesville, FL
94 Aurora University Aurora, IL
95 Saint Joseph’s University Philadelphia, PA
96 William Jessup University Rocklin, CA
97 University of St Francis Joliet, IL
98 San Jose State University San Jose, CA
99 Kean University Union, NJ
100 Pepperdine University Malibu, CA
101 Hunter College New York, NY
102 Goucher College Baltimore, MD
103 California State University - Fresno Fresno, CA
104 Tufts University Medford, MA
105 Minnesota State University - Mankato Mankato, MN
106 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
107 Brigham Young University - Provo Provo, UT
108 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
109 University of Wisconsin - River Falls River Falls, WI
110 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
111 Southern Adventist University Collegedale, TN
112 Wheaton College Illinois Wheaton, IL

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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