2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 69 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Teacher Education Subject Specific program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for subject specific ed majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 15% Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Clemson University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Clemson is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.
Women make up 92% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 80 students majoring in subject specific ed at A-State, 6% are male and 94% are female.
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Out of the 69 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Valdosta State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. VSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Valdosta.
Of the 37 students majoring in subject specific ed at VSU, 68% are male and 32% are female.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Augusta University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in the Southeast Region . Augusta University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Augusta.
Of the 34 students majoring in subject specific ed at Augusta University, 15% are male and 85% are female.
After completing their Graduate Certificate, subject specific ed graduates from Augusta University carry an average student debt load of $21,834.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Florida is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.
Women make up 62% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.
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George Mason University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 20 students majoring in subject specific ed at GMU, 10% are male and 90% are female.
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University of Alabama at Birmingham came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 94% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 6% are male.
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Piedmont College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Piedmont College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Demorest.
Women make up 75% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.
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University of Louisville came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 62% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #9, Appalachian State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a very large student population.
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Northwestern State University of Louisiana came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Converse College | Spartanburg, SC |
| 13 | Georgia Southern University | Statesboro, GA |
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 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific Related Majors
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 28 schools only.
- 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.