by our College Data Analytics TeamSecondary Education is a concentration offered under the teacher education grade specific major at University of Maryland Global Campus. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in secondary teaching, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UMGC paid an average of $659 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $480 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,640 | $11,862 |
| Fees | $270 | $270 |
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the secondary teaching master’s degree program at UMGC. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UMGC Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in secondary teaching in 2019-2020, 62.2% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 62.4%.
Around 37.8% of secondary teaching master’s degree recipients at UMGC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 25%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 20 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.