Secondary Education at Fort Hays 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 Fort Hays State University stacks up to those at other schools.

FHSU is located in Hays, Kansas and has a total student population of 15,033. Of the 282 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Fort Hays State University in 2021, 37 of them were secondary education majors.

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.

FHSU Secondary Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Secondary Teaching

Online Classes Are Available at FHSU

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.

FHSU does offer online education options in secondary teaching for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

FHSU Secondary Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks secondary teaching programs across the country. The following shows how FHSU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The secondary teaching major at FHSU 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Online Secondary Education Schools	2
Best Value Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Most Popular Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21
Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53
Best Value Secondary Education Schools	63
Most Popular Secondary Education Schools	67
Best Secondary Education Schools	86
	126
	248
Most Focused Secondary Education Schools	251

Secondary Teaching Student Demographics at FHSU

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

FHSU Secondary Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of secondary teaching bachelor's degrees went to men and 51% went to women. The typical secondary teaching bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at FHSU since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in secondary teaching at FHSU 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 Fort Hays State University with a bachelor's in secondary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	32
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

FHSU also has a doctoral program available in secondary teaching. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 KS, the home state for Fort Hays State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
High School Teachers	11,660	$51,490

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 Sesamehoneytart under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.