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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Teacher Education Subject Specific is the #23 most popular major in the country with 43,297 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 107 schools in the Southeast Region to see which master's degree 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 Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the subject specific ed master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

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

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Our 2023 rankings named Vanderbilt University the best school in the Southeast Region for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

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#2

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Georgia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Florida is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

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Out of the 107 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

With a ranking of #6, Florida 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 medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Valdosta State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. VSU is a large public school located in the small city of Valdosta.

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Georgia College & State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#9

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

With a ranking of #9, University of Louisville 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 Louisville, UofL is a public school with a very large student population.

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#10

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

With a ranking of #10, Clemson University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

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#11

Piedmont College

Demorest, GA

Piedmont College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Piedmont College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Demorest.

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Citadel Military College of South Carolina 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 #12 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, The Citadel is a public school with a small student population.

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#13

Covenant College

Lookout Mountain, GA

With a ranking of #13, Covenant College did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Covenant is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Lookout Mountain.

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#14

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn 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 #14 on the list. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a very large student population.

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#15

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

James Madison University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. JMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisonburg.

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#16

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

With a ranking of #16, University of Arkansas did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a fairly 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 Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
17 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
18 Anderson University South Carolina Anderson, SC
19 Georgetown College Georgetown, KY
20 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Knoxville, TN
21 Samford University Birmingham, AL

Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education subject specific schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,327
Virginia 1,393
North Carolina 904
Florida 1,534
Tennessee 421
Kentucky 1,105
South Carolina 596
Louisiana 694
Arkansas 825
Alabama 722
Mississippi 616
West Virginia 309

One of 14 majors within the area of study, teacher education subject specific has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar 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.

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