Secondary Education at University of Central Missouri

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 University of Central Missouri stacks up to those at other schools.

UCM is located in Warrensburg, Missouri and has a total student population of 9,959. Of the 229 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Central Missouri in 2021, 37 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.

UCM Secondary Education Degrees Available

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

UCM Secondary Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks secondary teaching programs across the country. The following shows how UCM performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The secondary teaching major at UCM 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	39
Most Popular Secondary Education Schools	64
Most Focused Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	88
Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	149
Best Value Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools	153
Best Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools	181
Most Focused Secondary Education Schools	190
Most Popular Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools	244

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in secondary teaching from UCM. This makes it the #244 most popular school for secondary teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Secondary Teaching Student Demographics at UCM

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

UCM Secondary Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 37 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Secondary Education from UCM in 2020-2021, 35% were men and 65% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UCM Secondary Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 secondary teaching majors earned their master's degree from UCM. Of these graduates, 100% were men and 0% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in secondary teaching each year. UCM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 63% more men than average.

Of the students who received a secondary teaching master's degree from UCM, 100% 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 University of Central Missouri with a master's in secondary teaching.

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

UCM 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 Development & Methodology
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching
• Teacher 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 MO, the home state for University of Central Missouri.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
High School Teachers	27,930	$54,280

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.