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

Online Classes Are Available at Western Oregon State College

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.

Western Oregon State College does offer online education options in secondary teaching for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Master’s Degree

Western Oregon State College Secondary Education Rankings

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

53% Women

12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of secondary teaching master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in secondary teaching each year. Western Oregon State College 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 Western Oregon State College, 82% 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	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	28
International Students	0
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 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
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