by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in Virginia” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Secondary Education is the 84th most popular major in the country with 10,547 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Virginia, there were 170 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in Virginia” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in secondary education. To top this list, a school must have a successful secondary education program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia secondary teaching students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in Virginia list. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 124 degrees to qualified ’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Old Dominion University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in Virginia list. Norfolk, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s secondary teaching degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend John Tyler Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in Virginia. John Tyler Community College is a public institution located in Chester, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Secondary Education at John Tyler Community College
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Richmond landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in University of Richmond, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified ’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marymount University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in Virginia. Marymount University is located in Arlington, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Read full report on Secondary Education at Marymount University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shenandoah University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in Virginia list. Shenandoah University is located in Winchester, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 ’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Virginia Union University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in Virginia ranking. VUU is a small school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 0 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Secondary Education at Virginia Union University
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