Secondary Education at Nicholls State University

If you plan to study secondary education, take a look at what Nicholls State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Nicholls State University is located in Thibodaux, Louisiana and approximately 6,769 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 16 secondary teaching majors received their bachelor's degree from Nicholls State University.

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.

Nicholls State University Secondary Education Degrees Available

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

Nicholls State University Secondary Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the secondary teaching progam at Nicholls State University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Nicholls State 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Best Value Secondary Education Schools	35
Best Value Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools	55
	68
Most Focused Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	93
Most Popular Secondary Education Schools	131
Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	140
	162
Most Focused Secondary Education Schools	168
	195
Most Focused Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools	200
Most Popular Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools	209
Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools	229
Best Secondary Education Schools	294

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in secondary teaching from Nicholls State University. This makes it the #209 most popular school for secondary teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Secondary Teaching Student Demographics at Nicholls State University

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

Nicholls State University Secondary Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 secondary teaching majors earned their bachelor's degree from Nicholls State University. Of these graduates, 19% were men and 81% were women.

About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in secondary teaching at Nicholls State 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 Nicholls State University with a bachelor's in secondary teaching.

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

Nicholls State University Secondary Education Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who earned a master's degree in Secondary Education from Nicholls State University in 2020-2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

Of the students who received a secondary teaching master's degree from Nicholls State University, 75% 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 Nicholls State University with a master's in secondary teaching.

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

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

Related Majors

• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching
• 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 LA, the home state for Nicholls State University.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
High School Teachers	13,930	$51,810

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 Z28scrambler under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.