Secondary Education at Eastern Connecticut State University

Every secondary education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the secondary teaching program at Eastern Connecticut State University stacks up to those at other schools.

ECSU is located in Willimantic, Connecticut and has a total student population of 4,644.

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.

ECSU Secondary Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Secondary Teaching

ECSU Secondary Education Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Secondary Teaching Student Demographics at ECSU

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

ECSU Secondary Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students earned a master's degree in secondary teaching from ECSU. About 58% of these graduates were women and the other 42% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in secondary teaching each year. ECSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a secondary teaching master's degree from ECSU, 79% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Teacher Education
• 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 CT, the home state for Eastern Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
High School Teachers	15,410	$76,980

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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.