Secondary Education at Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Every secondary education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the secondary teaching program at Southwestern Oklahoma State University stacks up to those at other schools.

SWOSU is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma and approximately 4,898 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.

SWOSU Secondary Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Secondary Teaching

Online Classes Are Available at SWOSU

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.

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

• Master’s Degree

SWOSU Secondary Education Rankings

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.

Secondary Teaching Student Demographics at SWOSU

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

SWOSU Secondary Education Master’s Program

Of the 39 secondary teaching students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SWOSU, about 44% were men and 56% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in secondary teaching each year. SWOSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a secondary teaching master's degree from SWOSU, 56% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the secondary teaching master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	22
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Related Majors

• 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 OK, the home state for Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
High School Teachers	11,400	$42,540

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 Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.