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Secondary Education at Shepherd University

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

Shepherd University is located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 3,159. Of the 46 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Shepherd University in 2021, 26 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.

Shepherd University Secondary Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Secondary Teaching

Shepherd University Secondary Education Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The secondary teaching major at Shepherd 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
Most Focused Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 10
Best Value Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 17
Most Popular Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 36
Most Focused Secondary Education Schools 38
46
75
Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 75
Most Popular Secondary Education Schools 106
Best Value Secondary Education Schools 115
Best Secondary Education Schools 132

Secondary Teaching Student Demographics at Shepherd University

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

Shepherd University Secondary Education Bachelor’s Program

58% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The secondary teaching program at Shepherd University awarded 26 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 42% of these degrees went to men with the other 58% going to women. The typical secondary teaching bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at Shepherd University since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in secondary teaching at Shepherd 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 Shepherd University with a bachelor's in secondary teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 24
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

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 WV, the home state for Shepherd University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
High School Teachers 3,790 $47,050

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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