by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Ohio” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Secondary Education is the 84th most popular major in the country with 10,547 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Ohio, there were 255 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 166 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,341 and $26,852 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Ohio” ranking looked at 17 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in secondary education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their secondary education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The secondary teaching school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Ohio”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Ohio”.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Erie College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Painesville, Ohio, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Toledo landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school situated in Toledo, Ohio. It awarded 43 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dayton landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Dayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dayton, Ohio. It awarded 22 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 50 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Lourdes University landed the #5 spot on the list. Lourdes is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sylvania, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #6. OHIO Athens is located in Athens, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
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Union Institute & University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #7. Union Institute & University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 1 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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With a ranking of #8, Franklin University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Ohio list. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Baldwin Wallace University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Ohio list. Baldwin Wallace College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Berea, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Notre Dame College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Ohio ranking. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Gods Bible School and College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #10. Gods Bible School and College is a small school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 0 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Secondary Education at Gods Bible School and College
With a ranking of #10, Mount St. Joseph University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Ohio list. Mount St. Joseph University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Ohio University - Lancaster Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Ohio ranking. Lancaster, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Ohio University - Lancaster Campus
Ohio University - Southern Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Ohio ranking. Ohio University - Southern Campus is located in Ironton, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Ohio University - Zanesville Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Ohio list. Located in Zanesville, Ohio, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
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Ohio University - Eastern Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Ohio ranking. Ohio University - Eastern Campus is a small public school situated in Saint Clairsville, Ohio. It awarded 0 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Ohio ranking. Chillicothe, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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