If you pursue a degree in secondary education, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #84 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of secondary education. Combined, these schools handed out 224 degrees in secondary education to qualified students.
Your choice of secondary education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for secondary education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 the Best Secondary Education Schools in Maryland.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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The schools below may not offer all types of secondary teaching degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of Maryland - College Park is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in secondary education. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.
There were roughly 10 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat Towson University if you want to pursue a degree in secondary education. Towson is a fairly large public university located in the city of Towson. A Best Colleges rank of #188 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Towson is a great university overall.
There were approximately 5 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Towson in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Mount St Mary's University if you want to pursue a degree in secondary education. Located in the rural area of Emmitsburg, The Mount is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 20th out of 35 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were roughly 12 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at The Mount in the most recent data year.
Frostburg State University is a great option for students interested in a degree in secondary education. Located in the town of Frostburg, Frostburg State is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 26th out of 35 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were about 14 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Frostburg State in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
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Your choice of secondary education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for secondary education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
