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CIP 13.1205 Education

Secondary Education and Teaching

IPEDS Completions, US Department of Education · 2025

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Total graduates

10,131

2025 · 501 schools

International share

0.8%

81 international students

Bachelor's degrees

3,835

0.7% international

Master's degrees

5,520

0.9% international

Overview

Secondary Education and Teaching is a vital field that focuses on educating students in middle and high school settings, typically ranging from grades 6 to 12. This profession is essential in shaping the academic and social skills of adolescents, preparing them for higher education or the workforce.

In this program, aspiring educators learn about various teaching methodologies, curriculum development, and classroom management techniques tailored to the unique needs of teenagers. Students in this field often choose to specialize in specific subject areas, such as mathematics, science, English, or social studies, which allows them to provide targeted instruction and support to their students.

The coursework typically includes a combination of theoretical knowledge and practical experience, with students participating in student teaching placements in real classroom environments. This hands-on experience is crucial for developing effective teaching skills and understanding the dynamics of a diverse classroom.

In addition to content knowledge and pedagogical strategies, Secondary Education and Teaching programs often emphasize the importance of fostering critical thinking, creativity, and collaboration among students. Educators are trained to address various learning styles and challenges, ensuring that all students have the opportunity to succeed.

Graduates of this program are equipped not only to teach but also to inspire and mentor young individuals during a critical stage of their development. Overall, Secondary Education and Teaching plays a fundamental role in shaping future generations and contributes significantly to the educational landscape.

Graduates by year

Graduates by degree level (first and second majors)

AssociateBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoral

From 2002 to 2025, graduates fell 0% and the international share went from 1.2% to 0.8%.

International share (%)
Graduates by group, 2025
White
65.5%
Asian
2.7%
Hispanic
12.9%
Black
8.4%
Other
9.7%
Intl.
0.8%

Colleges that award this degree

In 2025, 501 schools awarded this degree as a first major. The table lists those in the 2027 U.S. News National or Liberal Arts rankings, plus the unranked schools with the most graduates.

RankSchoolStateGraduatesInternational
#9 Northwestern University Illinois 13 1
#16 Vanderbilt University Tennessee 29 0
#16 Rice University Texas 9 0
#25 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Michigan 28 1
#31 New York University New York 86 2
#34 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Illinois 7 0
#34 Wake Forest University North Carolina 9 0
#42 Villanova University Pennsylvania 25 2
#44 Lehigh University Pennsylvania 9 0
#49 University of Maryland-College Park Maryland 27 0
#52 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Virginia 21 0
#55 Santa Clara University California 1 0
#55 The Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania 100 1
#59 Florida State University Florida 1 0
#59 Tulane University of Louisiana Louisiana 7 0
#73 Howard University D.C. 1 0
#73 Indiana University-Bloomington Indiana 53 0
#80 Drexel University Pennsylvania 4 0
#80 Clemson University South Carolina 61 0
#85 University of Delaware Delaware 3 1
#90 Yeshiva University New York 2 0
#90 Marquette University Wisconsin 14 0
#95 American University D.C. 43 1
#95 University of Missouri-Columbia Missouri 53 0
#95 Rochester Institute of Technology New York 40 1
#100 Auburn University Alabama 20 1
#100 Chapman University California 16 0
#100 Creighton University Nebraska 13 0
#109 Loyola Marymount University California 2 0
#109 University of Colorado Boulder Colorado 16 0
#109 Fairfield University Connecticut 11 0
#109 University of New Hampshire-Main Campus New Hampshire 22 0
#109 Temple University Pennsylvania 28 0
#116 Iowa State University Iowa 1 0
#121 Arizona State University-Tempe Arizona 172 2
#121 University of Arizona Arizona 24 0
#121 University of Central Florida Florida 78 1
#121 Loyola University Chicago Illinois 32 0
#121 SUNY at Albany New York 3 0
#121 University of Dayton Ohio 18 0
#121 University of South Carolina-Columbia South Carolina 24 0
#137 University of Alabama at Birmingham Alabama 28 0
#137 St John's University (NY) New York 9 1
#137 Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia Pennsylvania 15 0
#137 University of Scranton Pennsylvania 19 0
#137 James Madison University Virginia 7 0
#148 Catholic University of America D.C. 2 0
#148 Mercer University Georgia 41 0
#148 University of Kansas Kansas 33 0
#148 University of Kentucky Kentucky 13 0
#148 University of Rhode Island Rhode Island 30 0
#156 The University of Alabama Alabama 68 2
#156 California State University-Fullerton California 14 0
#156 Quinnipiac University Connecticut 15 1
#156 Florida A&M University Florida 15 0
#156 Kansas State University Kansas 74 0
#156 University of St Thomas (MN) Minnesota 9 0
#156 Seton Hall University New Jersey 6 0
#156 University of Portland Oregon 8 0
#156 Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia 2 0
#169 DePaul University Illinois 3 0
#169 Butler University Indiana 15 0
#169 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Nebraska 82 1
#179 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Ohio 59 0
#186 University of Hawaii at Manoa Hawaii 23 0
#186 Wayne State University Michigan 71 0
#191 Samford University Alabama 11 0
#191 University of Arkansas Arkansas 40 0
#191 Florida Atlantic University Florida 3 0
#191 Drake University Iowa 35 0
#191 Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Oklahoma 38 0
#191 Washington State University Washington 37 0
#202 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Louisiana 7 0
#202 Ohio University-Main Campus Ohio 47 0
#208 University of La Verne California 33 0
#208 University of Idaho Idaho 31 1
#208 Mississippi State University Mississippi 94 0
#208 Xavier University Ohio 14 0
#208 Belmont University Tennessee 15 0
#219 Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis Indiana 10 0
#219 University of Nevada-Reno Nevada 12 0
#219 New York Institute of Technology New York 2 0
#219 North Carolina A&T State University North Carolina 5 0
#219 Robert Morris University Pennsylvania 5 0
#227 Ball State University Indiana 12 0
#227 University of Michigan-Dearborn Michigan 6 0
#227 University of North Dakota North Dakota 11 0
#227 West Chester University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 11 0
#227 West Virginia University West Virginia 23 0
#236 University of North Florida Florida 21 0
#236 University of Nevada--Las Vegas Nevada 102 2
#236 University of New Mexico-Main Campus New Mexico 28 0
#236 Kent State University at Kent Ohio 7 0
#236 Pacific University Oregon 27 0
#236 Portland State University Oregon 63 0
#250 Oakland City University Indiana 9 0
#250 University of Missouri--Kansas City Missouri 6 0
#250 New Mexico State University-Main Campus New Mexico 15 0
#250 Pace University-New York New York 50 0
#250 La Salle University Pennsylvania 7 0
#262 University of Alabama--Huntsville Alabama 13 0
#262 Aurora University Illinois 19 0
#262 University of Maine Maine 38 0
#262 University of New England Maine 6 0
#262 Andrews University Michigan 1 0
#262 DeSales University Pennsylvania 17 0
#262 University of South Dakota South Dakota 29 0
#262 Seattle Pacific University Washington 43 1
#276 Northern Arizona University Arizona 5 0
#276 Regis University Colorado 7 0
#276 Marian University (IN) Indiana 6 0
#276 Western Michigan University Michigan 12 0
#276 University of Missouri--St. Louis Missouri 31 0
#276 Widener University Pennsylvania 2 0
#276 Marymount University Virginia 3 0
#288 Arcadia University Pennsylvania 5 0
#288 Texas State University Texas 11 0
#288 Utah State University Utah 1 0
#288 Shenandoah University Virginia 3 0
#299 Azusa Pacific University California 35 0
#299 Boise State University Idaho 21 0
#299 University of Nebraska--Omaha Nebraska 100 1
#299 Utica University New York 24 0
#299 University of Toledo Ohio 28 0
#299 Tennessee Technological University Tennessee 41 0
#299 Concordia University Wisconsin Wisconsin 14 1
#308 Oakland University Michigan 7 0
#308 University of Southern Mississippi Mississippi 13 0
#308 Maryville University of Saint Louis Missouri 1 0
#308 Wilkes University Pennsylvania 2 0
#317 Morgan State University Maryland 5 0
#317 Marshall University West Virginia 43 0
#328 Georgia Southern University Georgia 89 0
#328 Old Dominion University Virginia 23 0
#332 University of South Alabama Alabama 35 0
#332 Clark Atlanta University Georgia 8 0
#332 Point Park University Pennsylvania 73 0
#342 Concordia University -- Irvine California 11 0
#342 University of Northern Colorado Colorado 4 0
#342 Mississippi College Mississippi 3 0
#342 Missouri State University Missouri 115 0
#342 Kennesaw State University Georgia 132 0
#353 Jacksonville State University Alabama 74 0
#353 University of West Georgia Georgia 99 2
#353 University of Louisiana--Lafayette Louisiana 15 0
#353 Trevecca Nazarene University Tennessee 5 0
#353 Pennsylvania Western University Pennsylvania 104 0
#365 Troy University Alabama 48 1
#365 Northern Kentucky University Kentucky 5 0
#365 University of Louisiana--Monroe Louisiana 15 0
#365 William Carey University Mississippi 81 0
#365 Liberty University Virginia 112 1
#376 University of Bridgeport Connecticut 25 0
#376 Concordia University-Saint Paul Minnesota 2 0
#382 University of Alaska Fairbanks Alaska 2 0
#382 Grand Canyon University Arizona 660 0
#382 Wilmington University Delaware 10 0
#382 Columbus State University Georgia 5 0
#382 Valdosta State University Georgia 9 0
#382 Idaho State University Idaho 30 0
#382 Chicago State University Illinois 4 0
#382 National Louis University Illinois 69 0
#382 Roosevelt University Illinois 3 0
#382 University of New Orleans Louisiana 8 0
#382 Wright State University-Main Campus Ohio 3 0
#382 Southwestern Oklahoma State University Oklahoma 48 0
#382 Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi Texas 2 0
#382 East Texas A&M University Texas 11 0
#382 Tarleton State University Texas 2 0
LAC #19 Middlebury College Vermont 1 0
LAC #21 University of Richmond Virginia 9 0
LAC #22 Smith College Massachusetts 7 0
LAC #34 Colorado College Colorado 2 0
LAC #38 Trinity University Texas 9 0
LAC #47 Connecticut College Connecticut 5 0
LAC #60 Hobart and William Smith Colleges New York 4 0
LAC #72 Bard College New York 15 0
LAC #78 Saint Mary's College Indiana 1 0
LAC #81 Wheaton College (MA) Massachusetts 10 0
LAC #85 Knox College Illinois 3 0
LAC #85 Stonehill College Massachusetts 9 0
LAC #85 Drew University New Jersey 11 0
LAC #97 Austin College Texas 11 0
LAC #109 Hanover College Indiana 5 0
LAC #111 Whitworth University Washington 20 0
LAC #116 Saint Michael's College Vermont 3 0
LAC #125 Goucher College Maryland 23 1
LAC #125 Emmanuel College Massachusetts 11 0
LAC #132 Centenary College of Louisiana Louisiana 4 0
LAC #140 Alcorn State University Mississippi 17 0
LAC #142 Eastern Connecticut State University Connecticut 19 0
LAC #142 Covenant College Georgia 11 0
LAC #142 Houghton University New York 1 0
LAC #160 Albright College Pennsylvania 2 0
LAC #168 Lyon College Arkansas 2 0
LAC #168 Cottey College Missouri 3 0
LAC #170 Western Oregon University Oregon 51 0
LAC #177 Grambling State University Louisiana 3 0
LAC #180 Alabama State University Alabama 9 0
LAC #184 College of Coastal Georgia Georgia 3 0
LAC #184 Young Harris College Georgia 4 0
LAC #184 Indiana University-Southeast Indiana 24 0
LAC #184 Harris-Stowe State University Missouri 6 0
LAC #184 West Virginia State University West Virginia 7 0
— University of the People California 320 0
— University of West Alabama Alabama 183 0
— University of Arkansas at Monticello Arkansas 152 0
— Alder Graduate School of Education California 128 0
— University of Phoenix Arizona 101 0
— University of Massachusetts Global California 96 0
— University of Redlands California 94 0
— University of the Cumberlands Kentucky 92 0
— Arizona State University Digital Immersion Arizona 88 1
— Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 82 0
— University of North Alabama Alabama 77 8
— San Jacinto Community College Texas 71 1
— South Texas College Texas 67 0
— Fort Hays State University Kansas 61 0
— State University of New York at Plattsburgh New York 60 0
— Georgia College & State University Georgia 59 0
— College of Southern Nevada Nevada 50 0
— Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 43 0
— Morningside University Iowa 39 0
— Notre Dame of Maryland University Maryland 38 10
— Eastern Oregon University Oregon 38 0
— University of Tennessee--Chattanooga Tennessee 35 0
— Purdue University Fort Wayne Indiana 34 1
— Western Washington University Washington 33 0
— University of Maryland Global Campus Maryland 32 0
— Tarrant County College District Texas 32 0
— Empire State University New York 31 0
— The College of New Jersey New Jersey 29 0
— University of Central Missouri Missouri 27 0
— Missouri Southern State University Missouri 27 1

Purple: international students are 25% or more of the school's graduates.

Related jobs and pay

OccupationUS employmentMean hourly wageMean annual wage
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 1,065,210 — $76,320
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 60,830 — $79,350

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.

Graduate counts: IPEDS Completions, US Department of Education, 2002–2025. Rankings: 2027 U.S. News.