2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master'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.
The Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 487 schools in the United States to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for subject specific ed majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 25 Top Schools for a Master's in Teacher Education Subject Specific
Our analysis found Teachers College at Columbia University to be the best school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a master’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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The excellent master’s degree programs at Stanford University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in the United States. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.
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Out of the 487 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Fresno Pacific University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in the United States. Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fresno.
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Out of the 487 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the # 5 spot on the list. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
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Lebanon Valley College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the small suburb of Annville, LVC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Loyola University Maryland landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the city of Baltimore, Loyola Maryland is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
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University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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Brown University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.
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The College of New Jersey landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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Johns Hopkins University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.
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Concordia College at Moorhead ranked #14 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead, Concordia College Moorhead is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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University of St Thomas Minnesota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.
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Vanderbilt University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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Harvard University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #18, Washington State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a very large student population.
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New York University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #20, Seattle Pacific University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Drake University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Des Moines.
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Alfred University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Alfred is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Alfred.
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Bank Street College of Education landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the large city of New York, Bank Street College of Education is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Rider University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Remaining Award Winners
This section shows the remainder of the schools awarded a Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 487 different United States teacher education subject specific schools we analyzed.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
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 Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools award.
Teacher Education Subject Specific by Region
View the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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Teacher Education Subject Specific Related Rankings by Major
Teacher Education Subject Specific is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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.
- 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.