by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Alabama” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 10,547 people earned their degree in secondary education, making the major the 84th most popular in the United States.
Across Alabama, there were 520 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 338 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,476 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Alabama” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in secondary education. That schools that top this list have a program in secondary education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Alabama”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Alabama”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of West Alabama. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Alabama list. This medium-sized school is located in Livingston, Alabama, and it awarded 130 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Secondary Education at University of West Alabama
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Montevallo landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Montevallo is located in Montevallo, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 masters’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Alabama. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Alabama list. UNA is located in Florence, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 masters’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Samford University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Alabama. This medium-sized school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 21 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University at Montgomery landed the #5 spot on the list. Auburn University at Montgomery is a medium-sized school located in Montgomery, Alabama that handed out 8 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Auburn University at Montgomery Secondary Education Report
University of South Alabama landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Alabama ranking. Mobile, Alabama is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s secondary teaching degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
Jacksonville State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Alabama ranking. Jacksonville, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s secondary teaching degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Secondary Education at Jacksonville State University
University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Alabama ranking. University of Alabama at Birmingham is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 masters’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Alabama State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Alabama ranking. Located in Montgomery, Alabama, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Secondary Education at Alabama State University
The University of Alabama ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Alabama list. UA is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 28 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Auburn University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Alabama list. Located in Auburn, Alabama, this large public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Alabama in Huntsville landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Alabama ranking. Located in Huntsville, Alabama, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Secondary Education at University of Alabama in Huntsville
With a ranking of #13, Alabama A & M University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Alabama list. AAMU is located in Normal, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Troy University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Alabama list. Troy, Alabama is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s secondary teaching degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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