Education Teaching of the Gifted and Talented

A program that focuses on the design of educational services for children or adults exhibiting exceptional intellectual, psychomotor or artistic talent or potential, or who exhibit exceptional maturity or social leadership talents, and that may prepare individuals to teach such students. Includes instruction in identifying gifted and talented students, developing individual education plans, teaching and supervising gifted and talented students, counseling, and applicable laws and policies.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 54 institutions across the United States, with a total of 1443 degrees awarded annually.

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

222

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

229

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

degrees awarded

Other Awards

962

awards given

Top Schools for Education Teaching of the Gifted and Talented

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR	156
2	Augusta University Augusta, GA	129
3	Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL	102
4	Shenandoah University Winchester, VA	78
5	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	72
6	Concordia University-Chicago River Forest, IL	66
7	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	66
8	Elon University Elon, NC	54
9	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	54
10	William Carey University Hattiesburg, MS	45
11	University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO	39
12	University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR	36
13	Hamline University Saint Paul, MN	36
14	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	36
15	Lindenwood University Saint Charles, MO	33
16	Averett University Danville, VA	33
17	Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, NC	27
18	Montclair State University Montclair, NJ	27
19	Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA	24
20	Ball State University Muncie, IN	24
21	Truman State University Kirksville, MO	21
22	Towson University Towson, MD	21
23	Midland University Fremont, NE	18
24	McDaniel College Westminster, MD	18
25	Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY	15
26	Buena Vista University Storm Lake, IA	15
27	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	15
28	University of Denver Denver, CO	12
29	Ashland University Ashland, OH	12
30	Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH	12
31	Muskingum University New Concord, OH	9
32	Upper Iowa University Fayette, IA	9
33	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA	9
34	Baldwin Wallace University Berea, OH	9
35	Converse University Spartanburg, SC	9
36	Lipscomb University Nashville, TN	9
37	CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	6
38	Western New Mexico University Silver City, NM	6
39	Whitworth University Spokane, WA	6
40	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	6
41	Morningside University Sioux City, IA	6
42	University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	6
43	Teachers College at Columbia University New York, NY	6
44	Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	6
45	Notre Dame of Maryland University Baltimore, MD	6
46	University of Southern Maine Portland, ME	6
47	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	6
48	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	6
49	Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches, LA	6
50	The University of Montana Missoula, MT	3
51	CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY	3
52	Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY	3
53	University of Maine at Farmington Farmington, ME	3
54	Regent University Virginia Beach, VA	3