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 Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region” 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 the Southeast region, there were 2,452 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 143 colleges that offer a degree in secondary education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in secondary education.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region. Wendell, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s secondary teaching degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Full Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College Secondary Education Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Monticello. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. UAM is a small public school situated in Monticello, Arkansas. It awarded 113 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Secondary Education at University of Arkansas at Monticello
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Young Harris College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Young Harris, Georgia, and it awarded 18 ’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%.
Out of the 143 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of West Alabama landed the #4 spot on the list. Livingston, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s secondary teaching degrees to 130 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Secondary Education at University of West Alabama
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alcorn State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. Alcorn State, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s secondary teaching degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
University of Montevallo did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Montevallo, Alabama, this small public school awarded 27 degrees to qualified ’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
William Carey University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Hattiesburg, Mississippi is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s secondary teaching degrees to 56 students in 2020-2021.
Trinity Baptist College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Trinity Baptist College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 3 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Secondary Education at Trinity Baptist College
Shepherd University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. Shepherd University is located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 ’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
West Liberty University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. West Liberty University is located in West Liberty, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 ’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Georgia College & State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Georgia College is a medium-sized school located in Milledgeville, Georgia that handed out 66 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
West Virginia State University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. WVSU is a small school located in Institute, West Virginia that handed out 15 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Freed-Hardeman University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. Henderson, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s secondary teaching degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Glenville State College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Glenville State College is a public institution located in Glenville, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Glenville State College
University of North Alabama ranked #15 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Florence, Alabama, this medium-sized public school handed out 58 diplomas to qualified ’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Welch College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Welch College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Gallatin, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Tennessee Wesleyan University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. TWU is a small school located in Athens, Tennessee that handed out 8 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Tennessee Wesleyan University
Kentucky Wesleyan College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Owensboro, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s secondary teaching degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Thomas More University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Crestview Hills, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s secondary teaching degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Ouachita Baptist University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Ouachita Baptist is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 ’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Ouachita Baptist University
Concord University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Concord University is located in Athens, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 ’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Concord University
Samford University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 33 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
University of South Carolina - Upstate landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Spartanburg, South Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s secondary teaching degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Secondary Education at University of South Carolina - Upstate
With a ranking of #24, Bellarmine University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region list. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s secondary teaching degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Bellarmine University
Thomas University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Thomasville, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified ’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
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