by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Virginia” 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 Virginia, there were 170 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 Virginia” ranking, we looked at 7 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Virginia” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia secondary teaching students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Virginia list. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s secondary teaching degrees to 124 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Old Dominion University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Virginia. Old Dominion is a large school located in Norfolk, Virginia that handed out 30 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, John Tyler Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. John Tyler Community College is located in Chester, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 ’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Richmond. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Virginia list. URichmond is a private not-for-profit institution located in University of Richmond, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Marymount University landed the #5 spot on the list. Marymount University is located in Arlington, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Marymount University
With a ranking of #6, Shenandoah University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Virginia list. Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winchester, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Virginia Union University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #7. VUU is located in Richmond, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
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