Secondary Education at Western Washington University

Every secondary education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the secondary teaching program at Western Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and approximately 15,197 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.

WWU Secondary Education Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Secondary Teaching

WWU Secondary Education Rankings

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

50% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of secondary teaching master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in secondary teaching each year. WWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a secondary teaching master's degree from WWU, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the secondary teaching master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 3% 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	9
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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
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