2023 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Secondary Education
325
Ranked Colleges
3,547
Degrees Awarded
$29,700
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 10,547 people earned their degree in secondary education, making the major the 84th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,547 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 325 colleges that offer a degree in secondary education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular secondary education programs in the United States.
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Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 25 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Secondary Education
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 173 degrees to qualified bachelors’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full ASU - Tempe Secondary Education Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 135 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees 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%.
Full Grand Canyon University Secondary Education Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for a Bachelor’s. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this large public school awarded 108 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Secondary Education at Missouri State University - Springfield
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for a Bachelor’s list. IU Bloomington is a large public school situated in Bloomington, Indiana. It awarded 73 bachelors’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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Read more about Secondary Education at Indiana University - Bloomington
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for a Bachelor’s list. UCF is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 62 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Central Florida Secondary Education Report
With a ranking of #6, Kansas State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 60 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Secondary Education at K -State
University of Nebraska at Omaha ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 58 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Secondary Education at University of Nebraska at Omaha
University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, this large public school handed out 57 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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 UNLV Secondary Education Report
Mississippi State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and it awarded 57 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Secondary Education at Mississippi State University
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 53 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Secondary Education Report
Bridgewater State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. Bridgewater State is a medium-sized school located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts that handed out 52 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Bridgewater State University Secondary Education Report
Marshall University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Huntington, West Virginia, this fairly large public school handed out 51 degrees to qualified bachelors’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Secondary Education at Marshall University
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. UC is a large school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 50 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Read full report on Secondary Education at UC
Wayne State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 45 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Secondary Education at Wayne State University
With a ranking of #15, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for a Bachelor’s list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full U-M Secondary Education Report
University of Toledo did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #15. This fairly large school is located in Toledo, Ohio, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Toledo Secondary Education Report
University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to 40 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Missouri - Columbia Secondary Education Report
University of Idaho came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. U of I is a fairly large public school situated in Moscow, Idaho. It awarded 39 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Idaho Secondary Education Report
Clemson University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Read more about Secondary Education at Clemson University
Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. OHIO Athens is a large public school situated in Athens, Ohio. It awarded 38 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Ohio University - Athens Campus Secondary Education Report
Fort Hays State University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Fort Hays State University is a fairly large school located in Hays, Kansas that handed out 37 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Full FHSU Secondary Education Report
With a ranking of #21, University of Central Missouri did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for a Bachelor’s list. Warrensburg, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Secondary Education at UCM
Butler University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for a Bachelor’s list. Indianapolis, Indiana 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 37 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Butler
The University of Alabama ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read more about Secondary Education at UA
University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. UNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full UNM Secondary Education Report
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