2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Secondary Education in Pennsylvania
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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Secondary Education is the 84th most popular major in the country with 10,547 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 610 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 229 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,741 and $27,572 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a degree 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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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania
The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree secondary teaching students.
Top 19 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Secondary Education in Pennsylvania
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania list. University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg is a public institution located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Secondary Education at University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware Valley University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania list. This small school is located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Secondary Education at DelVal
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania list. Kutztown University is located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 53 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Secondary Education at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania. This small school is located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown Secondary Education Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Bradford. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania. University of Pittsburgh - Bradford is a small school located in Bradford, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Secondary Education at University of Pittsburgh - Bradford
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania list. Mansfield, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Secondary Education at Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania is a public institution located in Edinboro, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Secondary Education at Edinboro
Chestnut Hill College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #8. CHC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 2 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Chestnut Hill College Secondary Education Report
With a ranking of #9, Cedar Crest College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Cedar Crest
University of Scranton ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania list. University of Scranton is a small school located in Scranton, Pennsylvania that handed out 6 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read more about Secondary Education at University of Scranton
With a ranking of #11, Wilkes University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania list. This medium-sized school is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Wilkes
La Salle University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania ranking. La Salle is a small school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 5 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Full La Salle University Secondary Education Report
Villanova University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Villanova, Pennsylvania. It awarded 5 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Villanova University Secondary Education Report
Drexel University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Drexel is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 6 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 1.9% 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%.
Full Drexel Secondary Education Report
Geneva College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania 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.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Geneva Secondary Education Report
Saint Joseph’s University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Full St. Joe’s Secondary Education Report
Mount Aloysius College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania ranking. This small school is located in Cresson, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Mount Aloysius
Robert Morris University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania ranking. RMU is located in Moon Township, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Full Robert Morris University Secondary Education Report
Cabrini University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #15. Radnor, Pennsylvania 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.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Cabrini University
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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