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Middle school and high school teachers help to prepare students to go on to college and enter the workforce. As a Secondary Education teacher, you’ll be teaching academic lessons as well as life skills to equip young students with the knowledge and tools they need to succeed in life.

Earning your Bachelor of Arts degree in Secondary Education at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, will train you to teach in grades 7-12, and specialize in a subject such as English, math or science.

The bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education program is in the College of Education and Professional Development at Marshall and part of its Curriculum, Instruction & Foundations program that includes elementary, secondary, educational foundations and educational computing for pre-service teachers. The Secondary Education programs are designed for those who want to teach content to middle school and / or high school students. Through teaching degree programs, students receive broad content knowledge in the core academic area of choice as well as in the art and science of teaching children.

Currently, our accredited Secondary Education program offers licensure degree programs in the following areas:

Grades Pre K – Adult: Art, Music, Wellness
Grades 9 – Adult: Biological Science, Chemistry, Physics

Training for your degree in education at Marshall University means you’ll benefit from all the advantages we provide to future teachers: Award-winning faculty, small classroom size, newly renovated facilities, multiple clinical experiences, a full semester of student teaching and training in technology.

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Changing Lives

Learn to engage, instruct & inspire students with an education degree. Secondary education teachers are always in high demand across the country and abroad.

Extend Your Education

Secondary Education graduates may choose to go on for graduate study at Marshall University and at other institutions.

Marshall’s education accredited graduate degree programs:
Education, M.A.

Teaching, M.A.T.

Education Specialist in Curriculum & Instruction, Ed.S.

Doctor of Education in Curriculum & Instruction Ed.D.

Potential Salaries

The median annual wage for high school teachers was $60,320 in May 2018, reports the BLS. The lowest 10 percent of teachers earned less than $39,740, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $97,500.

Featured Courses
CI 345 - Crit Read Write & Think
This course examines strategies for learning from text, studying different types of textual material, monitoring learning, and integrating oral and written discourse.
CI 405 - Student Teaching
All-day teaching under supervision in cooperating schools; periodic seminars, conducted by University faculty, accompany student teaching.
CI 402 - Teach Mid Child Learners
The study of methods appropriate for teaching in the middle childhood grades and the production and utilization of materials and resources based upon the needs of middle childhood learners.
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Career Opportunities
The employment of high school teachers is projected to grow 8 percent through 2026, about as fast as average for all occupations, reports the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Rising student enrollment should increase the demand for high school teachers. Also, through 2026, a significant number of older teachers will reach retirement age, which will create job openings for new teachers, according to the BLS. Many schools report difficulty in filling teaching positions for certain subjects, including math, science, English as a second language and special education. As a result, teachers with education in these subjects or certifications to teach these specialties should have better job prospects. Also, says the BLS, job opportunities for teachers are likely to be better in urban and rural school districts than in suburban school districts.
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