Secondary Education at American University

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

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 14,001.

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.

The American University Secondary Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Secondary Teaching
• Master’s Degree in Secondary Teaching

The American University Secondary Education Rankings

The secondary teaching major at The American University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Secondary Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Secondary Teaching Student Demographics at The American University

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

The American University Secondary Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of secondary teaching bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical secondary teaching bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% men. So male students are more repesented at The American University since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in secondary teaching at The American University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

The American University Secondary Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of secondary teaching master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in secondary teaching each year. The American University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a secondary teaching master's degree from The American University, 56% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the secondary teaching master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Early Childhood 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 DC, the home state for American University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
High School Teachers	3,850	$65,180

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 Samschoe under License

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