Secondary Education at University of Maryland Global Campus

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

UMGC is located in Adelphi, Maryland and approximately 58,526 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.

UMGC Secondary Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Secondary Teaching

Online Classes Are Available at UMGC

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Master’s Degree

UMGC Secondary Education Rankings

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Secondary Teaching Student Demographics at UMGC

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

UMGC Secondary Education Master’s Program

Of the 28 students who graduated with a master’s in secondary teaching from UMGC in 2021, 36% were men and 64% were women.

In the secondary teaching master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Related Majors

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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland Global Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
High School Teachers	19,330	$72,610

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 M Chambers under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.