Secondary Education at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

NSU is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and has a total student population of 11,447.

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.

NSU Secondary Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NSU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

Master’s Degree

NSU Secondary Education Rankings

The secondary teaching major at NSU 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 NSU

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

NSU Secondary Education Bachelor’s Program

63% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of secondary teaching bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in secondary teaching at NSU 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 Northwestern State University of Louisiana 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	1

NSU Secondary Education Master’s Program

50% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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. NSU 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 NSU, 63% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the secondary teaching master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

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
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