Secondary Education at Valparaiso 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 Valparaiso University stacks up to those at other schools.

Valpo is located in Valparaiso, Indiana and has a total student population of 3,122. Of the 43 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Valparaiso University in 2021, 15 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.

Valpo Secondary Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Secondary Teaching

Valpo Secondary Education Rankings

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

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 Valpo 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 Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	37
	47
Best Secondary Education Schools	60
Most Popular Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	67
	80
Most Focused Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	81
Best Value Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	148
Most Focused Secondary Education Schools	169
Most Popular Secondary Education Schools	172
Most Focused Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools	273
Most Popular Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools	273
Best Value Secondary Education Schools	356

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in secondary teaching from Valpo. This is the #273 most popular school for secondary teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Secondary Teaching Student Demographics at Valpo

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

Valpo Secondary Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in secondary teaching from Valpo. About 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical secondary teaching bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at Valpo since its program graduates 30% more men than average.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in secondary teaching at Valpo 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 Valparaiso University with a bachelor's in secondary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

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 IN, the home state for Valparaiso University.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
High School Teachers	19,690	$53,030

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 Runner1928 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.