Secondary Education at Louisiana Tech University

10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a secondary teaching school? To help you decide if Louisiana Tech University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's secondary teaching program.

Louisiana Tech is located in Ruston, Louisiana and approximately 11,126 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.

Louisiana Tech Secondary Education Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Secondary Teaching
Master’s Degree in Secondary Teaching

Online Classes Are Available at Louisiana Tech

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Louisiana Tech does offer online courses in secondary teaching for the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

Louisiana Tech Secondary Education Rankings

The secondary teaching major at Louisiana Tech 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.

Secondary Teaching Student Demographics at Louisiana Tech

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

Louisiana Tech Secondary Education Bachelor’s Program

70% Women

10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of secondary teaching bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in secondary teaching at Louisiana Tech 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 Louisiana Tech University with a bachelor's in secondary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Louisiana Tech Secondary Education Master’s Program

40% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of secondary teaching master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in secondary teaching each year. Louisiana Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

Of the students who received a secondary teaching master's degree from Louisiana Tech, 100% 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 Louisiana Tech University with a master's in secondary teaching.

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

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 LA, the home state for Louisiana Tech University.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
High School Teachers	13,930	$51,810

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
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