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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

10 Colleges
$54,263 Avg Salary
$22,967 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate School for You

Teacher Education Subject Specific is the #24 most popular major in Virginia with 1,393 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Virginia 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Our analysis found George Mason University to be the most popular school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Virginia. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 90% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#2

Virginia State University

Petersburg, VA

Out of the 10 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Petersburg, Virginia State is a public school with a small student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#2

Radford University

Radford, VA

Out of the 10 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Radford University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Radford is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Radford.

About 75% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#4

Eastern Mennonite University

Harrisonburg, VA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Eastern Mennonite University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Harrisonburg, Eastern Mennonite is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Old Dominion University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 80% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#7

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Shenandoah University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in subject specific ed at Virginia Tech, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#9

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

Regent University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teacher education subject specific programs. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

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#10

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

University of Lynchburg landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,327
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.

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 10 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.

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