Secondary Education at University of Central Florida

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

UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and has a total student population of 71,881. In 2021, 62 secondary teaching majors received their bachelor's degree from UCF.

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.

UCF Secondary Education Degrees Available

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

UCF Secondary Education Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The secondary teaching major at UCF 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
Best Value Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26
Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36
	68
Most Focused Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools	257

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in secondary teaching from UCF. This makes it the #94 most popular school for secondary teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Secondary Teaching Student Demographics at UCF

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

UCF Secondary Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 62 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in secondary teaching from UCF. About 35% were men and 65% were women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in secondary teaching at UCF are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its secondary teaching bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	37
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UCF Secondary Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students graduated with a master's degree in secondary teaching from UCF. About 40% were men and 60% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in secondary teaching each year. UCF does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the secondary teaching master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Teacher Education
• Teacher Development & Methodology
• Early Childhood 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 FL, the home state for University of Central Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers	47,960	$54,120

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 Breezy Baldwin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.