Secondary Education at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania stacks up to those at other schools.

WCUPA is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and approximately 17,719 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.

WCUPA Secondary Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Secondary Teaching

WCUPA Secondary Education Rankings

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Secondary Teaching Student Demographics at WCUPA

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

WCUPA Secondary Education Master’s Program

Of the 13 secondary teaching students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from WCUPA, about 62% were men and 38% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in secondary teaching each year. WCUPA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

Of the students who received a secondary teaching master's degree from WCUPA, 69% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

• Teacher Development & Methodology
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching
• Early Childhood 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 PA, the home state for West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830

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 Smallbones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.