by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in Kentucky” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Secondary Education is the 84th most popular major in the country with 10,547 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Kentucky, there were 140 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in Kentucky” ranking, we looked at 12 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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The colleges and universities below are the best for kentucky secondary teaching students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Cumberlands. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in Kentucky list. University of the Cumberlands is located in Williamsburg, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 52 ’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in Kentucky list. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school awarded 27 degrees to qualified ’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bellarmine University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in Kentucky. Bellarmine U is located in Louisville, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 ’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Kentucky University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in Kentucky. NKU is a public institution located in Highland Heights, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas More University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in Kentucky list. Crestview Hills, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s secondary teaching degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Eastern Kentucky University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in Kentucky list. Located in Richmond, Kentucky, this fairly large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified ’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
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Western Kentucky University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in Kentucky ranking. Located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, this fairly large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified ’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Kentucky Wesleyan College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in Kentucky ranking. Kentucky Wesleyan College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Owensboro, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Georgetown College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in Kentucky list. This small school is located in Georgetown, Kentucky, and it awarded 4 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Georgetown College
Morehead State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in Kentucky ranking. Located in Morehead, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified ’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
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Spalding University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in Kentucky ranking. Spalding University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Murray State University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in Kentucky list. Murray State University is a public institution located in Murray, Kentucky. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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