Secondary Education at Troy University

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

TROY is located in Troy, Alabama and has a total student population of 16,497. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students received a bachelor's degree in secondary teaching from TROY.

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.

TROY Secondary Education Degrees Available

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

TROY Secondary Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the secondary teaching progam at TROY 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 TROY 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 Popular Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39
Best Value Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	56
	82
Most Popular Secondary Education Schools	97
	123
Most Focused Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	145
Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	155
Best Value Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools	157
	177
Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools	190
Most Popular Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools	209
Best Value Secondary Education Schools	210
Most Focused Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools	252
Most Focused Secondary Education Schools	288
Best Secondary Education Schools	300

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

Secondary Teaching Student Demographics at TROY

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

TROY Secondary Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 24 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in secondary teaching from TROY in 2021, 42% were men and 58% were women. The typical secondary teaching bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at TROY since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in secondary teaching at TROY 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 Troy University with a bachelor's in secondary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

TROY Secondary Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students graduated with a master's degree in secondary teaching from TROY. About 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in secondary teaching each year. TROY does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

In the secondary teaching master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Early Childhood Education
• Teacher Education
• Adult & Continuing Education
• 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 AL, the home state for Troy University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
High School Teachers	16,270	$51,180

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 Mactones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.