Secondary Education at William Paterson University of New Jersey

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

William Paterson University is located in Wayne, New Jersey and has a total student population of 9,635.

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.

William Paterson University Secondary Education Degrees Available

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

William Paterson University Secondary Education Rankings

The secondary teaching major at William Paterson University 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 William Paterson University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the secondary teaching majors at William Paterson University of New Jersey.

William Paterson University Secondary Education Bachelor’s Program

30% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of secondary teaching bachelor's degrees went to men and 30% went to women. The typical secondary teaching bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% men. So male students are more repesented at William Paterson University since its program graduates 31% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in secondary teaching at William Paterson University are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its secondary teaching bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from William Paterson University of New Jersey with a bachelor's in secondary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

William Paterson University Secondary Education Master’s Program

50% Women

25% 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. William Paterson University 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 William Paterson University, 75% 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 William Paterson University of New Jersey with a master's in secondary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
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 NJ, the home state for William Paterson University of New Jersey.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
High School Teachers	29,140	$76,390

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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