Secondary Education and Teaching

A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the secondary grades, which may include grades seven through twelve, depending on the school system or state regulations. May include preparation to teach a comprehensive curriculum or specific subject matter.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 553 institutions across the United States, with a total of 32985 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

297

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

647

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

3,706

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

273

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

5,847

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

178

degrees awarded

Other Awards

22,037

awards given

Top Schools for Secondary Education and Teaching

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

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ	2,229
2	University of the People Pasadena, CA	1,239
3	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	873
4	Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS	483
5	University of Arkansas at Monticello Monticello, AR	441
6	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	402
7	New York University New York, NY	393
8	University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg, KY	390
9	Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO	387
10	University of West Alabama Livingston, AL	381
11	William Carey University Hattiesburg, MS	372
12	University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix, AZ	312
13	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	303
14	Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA	288
15	Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, AL	288
16	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	288
17	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA	282
18	University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE	273
19	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA	258
20	University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO	249
21	University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	246
22	Alder Graduate School of Education Redwood City, CA	243
23	Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA	240
24	South Texas College McAllen, TX	231
25	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS	222
26	The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	222
27	University of Redlands Redlands, CA	201
28	University of Guam Mangilao, GU	192
29	University of Massachusetts Global Irvine, CA	189
30	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	183
31	National Louis University Chicago, IL	183
32	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	180
33	University of North Alabama Florence, AL	177
34	College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, NV	174
35	Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque, NM	172
36	Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA	162
37	Southwestern Oklahoma State University Weatherford, OK	159
38	Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global Marion, IN	156
39	Marshall University Huntington, WV	153
40	Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA	153
41	University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA	147
42	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK	147
43	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	147
44	Eastern Oregon University La Grande, OR	144
45	Western Washington University Bellingham, WA	144
46	Clemson University Clemson, SC	144
47	Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN	141
48	University of South Alabama Mobile, AL	141
49	University of Maine Orono, ME	141
50	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	141
51	Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA	141
52	Troy University Troy, AL	135
53	University of La Verne La Verne, CA	135
54	University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI	132
55	Villanova University Villanova, PA	132
56	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	129
57	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	129
58	Pennsylvania Western University California, PA	129
59	Morningside University Sioux City, IA	126
60	Washington State University Pullman, WA	126
61	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN	123
62	Aurora University Aurora, IL	123
63	American College of Education Indianapolis, IN	123
64	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	123
65	Whitworth University Spokane, WA	114
66	Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA	111
67	Empire State University Saratoga Springs, NY	111
68	Indiana University-Southeast New Albany, IN	111
69	Alcorn State University Alcorn State, MS	111
70	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	111
71	Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA	108
72	University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, CT	105
73	University of Idaho Moscow, ID	105
74	University of Toledo Toledo, OH	105
75	University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO	105
76	Western Oregon University Monmouth, OR	102
77	University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA	99
78	University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD	99
79	Pima Community College Tucson, AZ	96
80	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE	96
81	University of Dayton Dayton, OH	93
82	Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN	93
83	University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO	93
84	Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL	93
85	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	93
86	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH	90
87	SUNY College at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY	90
88	New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM	90
89	University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI	87
90	Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia, PA	87
91	Drake University Des Moines, IA	87
92	Notre Dame of Maryland University Baltimore, MD	87
93	Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	87
94	Missouri Southern State University Joplin, MO	84
95	University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL	84
96	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM	84
97	Pace University New York, NY	84
98	Collin County Community College District McKinney, TX	81
99	Weber State University Ogden, UT	81
100	Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	81