Secondary Education at Old Dominion University

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

Old Dominion is located in Norfolk, Virginia and has a total student population of 24,286.

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.

Old Dominion Secondary Education Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Secondary Teaching

Online Classes Are Available at Old Dominion

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, Old Dominion does offer online courses in secondary teaching for the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

Old Dominion Secondary Education Rankings

Secondary Teaching Student Demographics at Old Dominion

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

Old Dominion Secondary Education Master’s Program

69% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of secondary teaching master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

Of the students who received a secondary teaching master's degree from Old Dominion, 58% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	15
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 VA, the home state for Old Dominion University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770

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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