Secondary Education at Gwynedd Mercy University

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

Gwynedd - Mercy is located in Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania and approximately 2,737 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.

Gwynedd - Mercy Secondary Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Secondary Teaching

Online Classes Are Available at Gwynedd - Mercy

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Gwynedd - Mercy does offer online courses in secondary teaching for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Gwynedd - Mercy Secondary Education Rankings

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Secondary Teaching Student Demographics at Gwynedd - Mercy

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

Gwynedd - Mercy Secondary Education Master’s Program

The secondary teaching program at Gwynedd - Mercy awarded 22 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 55% of these degrees went to men with the other 45% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in secondary teaching each year. Gwynedd - Mercy does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

Of the students who received a secondary teaching master's degree from Gwynedd - Mercy, 86% 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 Gwynedd Mercy University with a master's in secondary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Teacher Development & Methodology
• Teacher 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 PA, the home state for Gwynedd Mercy University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.