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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.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Governors University | Salt Lake City | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 1,707 |
| 2 | Grand Canyon University | Phoenix | For-profit, 4-year | 1,047 |
| 3 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | Baton Rouge | Public, 4-year | 470 |
| 4 | CUNY Queens College | Queens | Public, 4-year | 434 |
| 5 | University of Louisville | Louisville | Public, 4-year | 405 |
| 6 | State University of New York at Cortland | Cortland | Public, 4-year | 399 |
| 7 | Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond | Public, 4-year | 321 |
| 8 | Teachers College at Columbia University | New York | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 293 |
| 9 | University of Kentucky | Lexington | Public, 4-year | 277 |
| 10 | Ohio State University | Columbus | Public, 4-year | 243 |
| 11 | Northwest Missouri State University | Maryville | Public, 4-year | 242 |
| 12 | Arkansas State University | Jonesboro | Public, 4-year | 239 |
| 13 | SUNY Oneonta | Oneonta | Public, 4-year | 238 |
| 14 | Georgia State University | Atlanta | Public, 4-year | 223 |
| 15 | University of Florida | Gainesville | Public, 4-year | 223 |
| 16 | University of Georgia | Athens | Public, 4-year | 216 |
| 17 | Bridgewater State University | Bridgewater | Public, 4-year | 205 |
| 18 | Associated Beth Rivkah Schools | Brooklyn | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 204 |
| 19 | Ball State University | Muncie | Public, 4-year | 193 |
| 20 | Brigham Young University | Provo | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 188 |
| 21 | State University of New York at New Paltz | New Paltz | Public, 4-year | 188 |
| 22 | Illinois State University | Normal | Public, 4-year | 185 |
| 23 | Kent State University | Kent | Public, 4-year | 184 |
| 24 | University of South Florida | Tampa | Public, 4-year | 180 |
| 25 | West Virginia University | Morgantown | Public, 4-year | 179 |
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.
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