Secondary Education at Old Dominion University

If you are interested in studying secondary education, you may want to check out the program at Old Dominion University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Old Dominion is located in Norfolk, Virginia and approximately 24,286 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.

Old Dominion Secondary Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Secondary Teaching

Online Classes Are Available at Old Dominion

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Old Dominion offers distance education options for secondary teaching at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Old Dominion Secondary Education Rankings

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Secondary Teaching Student Demographics at Old Dominion

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

Old Dominion Secondary Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students earned a master's degree in secondary teaching from Old Dominion. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in secondary teaching each year. Old Dominion does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a secondary teaching master's degree from Old Dominion, 85% 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 Old Dominion University with a master's in secondary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Teacher Development & Methodology
• Kindergarten/Preschool 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 VA, the home state for Old Dominion University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770

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 D’Ana Knowles under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.