Federal data

Largest subject-area teacher education programs in the United States

U.S. subject-area teacher education programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.

RankSchoolCitySectorAwards conferred
1Western Governors UniversitySalt Lake CityPrivate nonprofit, 4-year1,707
2Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenixFor-profit, 4-year1,047
3Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton RougePublic, 4-year470
4CUNY Queens CollegeQueensPublic, 4-year434
5University of LouisvilleLouisvillePublic, 4-year405
6State University of New York at CortlandCortlandPublic, 4-year399
7Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondPublic, 4-year321
8Teachers College at Columbia UniversityNew YorkPrivate nonprofit, 4-year293
9University of KentuckyLexingtonPublic, 4-year277
10Ohio State UniversityColumbusPublic, 4-year243
11Northwest Missouri State UniversityMaryvillePublic, 4-year242
12Arkansas State UniversityJonesboroPublic, 4-year239
13SUNY OneontaOneontaPublic, 4-year238
14Georgia State UniversityAtlantaPublic, 4-year223
15University of FloridaGainesvillePublic, 4-year223
16University of GeorgiaAthensPublic, 4-year216
17Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewaterPublic, 4-year205
18Associated Beth Rivkah SchoolsBrooklynPrivate nonprofit, 4-year204
19Ball State UniversityMunciePublic, 4-year193
20Brigham Young UniversityProvoPrivate nonprofit, 4-year188
21State University of New York at New PaltzNew PaltzPublic, 4-year188
22Illinois State UniversityNormalPublic, 4-year185
23Kent State UniversityKentPublic, 4-year184
24University of South FloridaTampaPublic, 4-year180
25West Virginia UniversityMorgantownPublic, 4-year179

Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.

How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.