2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Secondary Education in Virginia

Secondary Education is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #40 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the most popular for secondary education students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 142 master's degrees in secondary education to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Secondary Education School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in secondary teaching matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Secondary Education in Virginia ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of secondary education students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Secondary Education Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for secondary education.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Secondary Education in Virginia

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for secondary education students seeking a a master's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Secondary Teaching Students Working on Their Master's

1

Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

91 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In VA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in secondary education needs to take a look at Liberty University. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Lynchburg. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in secondary education in Virginia.

There were about 91 secondary education individuals who graduated with this degree at Liberty University in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in secondary education from Liberty University

2

Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA

40 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In VA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Old Dominion University is a popular decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in secondary education. Old Dominion is a very large public university located in the city of Norfolk. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in secondary education in Virginia.

There were approximately 40 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Old Dominion in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in secondary education from Old Dominion University

3

Marymount University
Arlington, VA

11 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In VA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Marymount University if you want to pursue a master's degree in secondary education. Marymount is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Arlington. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in secondary education in Virginia.

There were roughly 11 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Marymount in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in secondary education from Marymount University

Best Secondary Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Secondary Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	427	15
Georgia	361	209
North Carolina	323	27
Tennessee	296	82
South Carolina	251	90
Alabama	248	363
Kentucky	248	194
Louisiana	235	76
Mississippi	205	71
Arkansas	184	129
West Virginia	154	0

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Secondary Education Related Rankings by Major

One of 11 majors within the Teacher Education Grade Specific area of study, Secondary Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Secondary Teaching

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Elementary Education	415
Teacher Development & Methodology	116
Teacher Education	56
Early Childhood Education	53
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	31
Adult & Continuing Education	11

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Vgrigas. More about our data sources and methodologies.