Secondary Education at Western Washington University

If you plan to study secondary education, take a look at what Western Washington University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and has a total student population of 15,197.

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.

WWU Secondary Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Secondary Teaching

WWU 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.

Secondary Teaching Student Demographics at WWU

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

WWU Secondary Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 secondary teaching majors earned their master's degree from WWU. Of these graduates, 45% were men and 55% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in secondary teaching each year. WWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a secondary teaching master's degree from WWU, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the secondary teaching master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 31% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	33
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Related Majors

• Adult & Continuing Education
• Early Childhood 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 WA, the home state for Western Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.