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2023 Most Popular 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 135 schools in the Southeast Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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.

Check out the subject specific ed master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Arkansas State University - Main Campus the most popular school in the Southeast Region for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 234 students majoring in subject specific ed at A-State, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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#2

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of the Cumberlands helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in the Southeast Region . Cumberlands is a large private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Williamsburg.

Women make up 86% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#3

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 38% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Georgia State 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 . Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Women make up 66% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#5

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

Out of the 135 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisville landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 130 students majoring in subject specific ed at UofL, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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#6

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

Of the 123 students majoring in subject specific ed at UF, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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#7

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a very large student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 29% are male.

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#8

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

With a ranking of #8, Liberty University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 76% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the city of Knoxville.

Women make up 84% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#10

Valdosta State University

Valdosta, GA

Valdosta State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. VSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Valdosta.

Women make up 59% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#11

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Nova Southeastern University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 77% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 23% are male.

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#12

Longwood University

Farmville, VA

Longwood University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the town of Farmville, Longwood is a public school with a small student population.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa.

About 70% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 30% are male.

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#13

University of West Alabama

Livingston, AL

University of West Alabama came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. University of West Alabama is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Livingston.

Women make up 37% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#15

Piedmont College

Demorest, GA

Piedmont College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Piedmont College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Demorest.

Of the 67 students majoring in subject specific ed at Piedmont College, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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#16

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

With a ranking of #16, Clemson University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

Of the 64 students majoring in subject specific ed at Clemson, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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#17

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

University of Arkansas ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 47% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#18

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

With a ranking of #18, East Carolina University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 50 students majoring in subject specific ed at ECU, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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#19

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 48 students majoring in subject specific ed at Auburn, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Georgia College & State University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the distant town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 64% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 36% are male.

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Honorable Mentions

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 Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
21 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
22 University of Central Florida Orlando, FL
23 Athens State University Athens, AL
24 Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA
25 Appalachian State University Boone, NC
25 William Carey University Hattiesburg, MS
27 North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC

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 26 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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