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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 43,297 people earned a degree or certificate in teacher education subject specific, making the major the #23 most popular in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 78 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree 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 Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

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

Top 15% Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Teachers College at Columbia University to be the best school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#2

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Christian University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools list. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.

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#3

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens.

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#4

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population.

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#6

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

With a ranking of #6, Capella University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their doctor’s degree. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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#7

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.

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St John’s University - New York ranked #8 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools list. STJ is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Queens.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #9 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools list. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

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Iowa State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

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

Rank College Location
12 New York University New York, NY
13 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
14 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
15 Boston University Boston, MA

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

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.

  • 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 Aparajita Datta.

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