Secondary Education at Western Oregon University

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

Western Oregon State College is located in Monmouth, Oregon and has a total student population of 4,554.

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.

Western Oregon State College Secondary Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Secondary Teaching

Western Oregon State College Secondary Education 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.

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in secondary teaching from Western Oregon State College. This makes it the #116 most popular school for secondary teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Secondary Teaching Student Demographics at Western Oregon State College

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

Western Oregon State College Secondary Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a master's degree in secondary teaching from Western Oregon State College. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in secondary teaching each year. Western Oregon State College does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a secondary teaching master's degree from Western Oregon State College, 83% 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 Western Oregon University with a master's in secondary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Western Oregon State College 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
• Elementary Education
• Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods
• Teacher 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 OR, the home state for Western Oregon University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
High School Teachers	10,390	$72,640

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 Andrew Parodi under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.