2025 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Teacher Education Subject Specific is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #11 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 9 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 207 master's degrees in teacher education subject specific during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Teacher Education Subject Specific School for Your Master's Degree

The subject specific ed master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on teacher education subject specific students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other teacher education subject specific students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for teacher education subject specific to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized teacher education subject specific related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Teacher Education Subject Specific in North Carolina

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in teacher education subject specific.

Top North Carolina Schools for a Master's in Subject Specific Ed

1

East Carolina University
Greenville, NC

72 Annual Graduates

$53,029 Median Starting Salary

East Carolina University is a great decision for students pursuing a master's degree in teacher education subject specific. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Master's students who receive their degree from the subject specific ed program earn an average of $53,029 for their early career.

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2

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

19 Annual Graduates

$55,009 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in teacher education subject specific needs to take a look at North Carolina State University. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Teacher Education Subject Specific master's degree recipients from North Carolina State University earn a boost of approximately $2,920 over the typical earnings of teacher education subject specific graduates.

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3

High Point University
High Point, NC

22 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in teacher education subject specific has to look into High Point University. High Point is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of High Point.More information about a master’s in teacher education subject specific from High Point University

4

Appalachian State University
Boone, NC

26 Annual Graduates

$47,033 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in teacher education subject specific needs to look into Appalachian State University. Appalachian State is a very large public university located in the distant town of Boone.

Soon after graduating, subject specific ed master's recipients usually make an average of $47,033 in their early careers.

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5

Campbell University
Buies Creek, NC

10 Annual Graduates

Located in the fringe town of Buies Creek, Campbell is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in teacher education subject specific from Campbell University

6

University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC

19 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in teacher education subject specific from University of North Carolina at Greensboro

7

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC

11 Annual Graduates

UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public university located in the city of Charlotte.More information about a master’s in teacher education subject specific from University of North Carolina at Charlotte

8

University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Pembroke, NC

13 Annual Graduates

$47,741 Median Starting Salary

Located in the town of Pembroke, UNC Pembroke is a public university with a medium-sized student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the subject specific ed program report average early career income of $47,741.

More information about a master’s in teacher education subject specific from University of North Carolina at Pembroke

9

North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, NC

10 Annual Graduates

$52,192 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public university with a large student population.

Soon after graduation, subject specific ed master's recipients typically earn an average of $52,192 in their early careers.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	462
Georgia	190	591
Virginia	182	311
Tennessee	166	215
Alabama	151	237
Kentucky	147	437
Louisiana	147	49
South Carolina	146	196
Mississippi	145	162
Arkansas	121	349
West Virginia	112	221

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Rankings in Majors Related to Subject Specific Ed

One of 14 majors within the Education area of study, Teacher Education Subject Specific has other similar majors worth exploring.

Subject Specific Ed Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Reading Teacher Education	66
Mathematics Education	47
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	28
Science Education	19
Drama & Dance Education	11
Agricultural Teacher Education	10
Music Education	9
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	6
Art Education	5
English & Language Arts Education	3

Majors Similar to Subject Specific Ed

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Educational Administration	810
Teacher Education Grade Specific	799
Student Counseling	532
Instructional Media Design	163
Curriculum & Instruction	116
Special Education	108
General Education	103
Teaching English or French	38
Other Education	13
Educational Assessment	5

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.