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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Secondary Education is the 84th most popular major in the country with 11,071 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,735 and $124,256 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major” 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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kennesaw State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major list. KSU Georgia is located in Kennesaw, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major. The University of Alabama is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 4 doctorate’s secondary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Secondary Education at The University of Alabama
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major list. Located in Akron, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified doctorate’s secondary teaching students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 University of Akron Main Campus Secondary Education Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major. Located in Auburn, Alabama, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s secondary teaching students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, 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 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Auburn University
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #5 spot on the list. Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 doctorate’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major list. Mississippi State is a public institution located in Mississippi State, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 200 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Mississippi State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major. UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 38 doctorate’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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.
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