Secondary Education at Alcorn State University

What traits are you looking for in a secondary teaching school? To help you decide if Alcorn State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's secondary teaching program.

Alcorn State is located in Alcorn State, Mississippi and approximately 3,230 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Secondary Education section at the bottom of this page.

Alcorn State Secondary Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Secondary Teaching

Online Classes Are Available at Alcorn State

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Alcorn State offers distance education options for secondary teaching at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Alcorn State Secondary Education Rankings

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Secondary Teaching Student Demographics at Alcorn State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the secondary teaching majors at Alcorn State University.

Alcorn State Secondary Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 secondary teaching majors earned their master's degree from Alcorn State. Of these graduates, 22% were men and 78% were women.

In the secondary teaching master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 74% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Alcorn State University with a master's in secondary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	36
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Teacher Education
• Elementary Education

Careers That Secondary Teaching Grads May Go Into

A degree in secondary teaching can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MS, the home state for Alcorn State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
High School Teachers	8,920	$47,190

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jack E. Boucher under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.