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Elementary Education at Appalachian State University

If you plan to study elementary education, take a look at what Appalachian State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and has a total student population of 20,023. Of the 400 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Appalachian State University in 2021, 165 of them were elementary education majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Elementary Education section at the bottom of this page.

Appalachian State Elementary Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Teaching

Online Classes Are Available at Appalachian State

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Appalachian State offers distance education options for elementary teaching at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Appalachian State Elementary Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks elementary teaching programs across the country. The following shows how Appalachian State performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The elementary teaching major at Appalachian State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Elementary 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Online Elementary Education Graduate Certificate Schools 20
Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 33
Best Elementary Education Schools 40
Most Focused Elementary Education Graduate Certificate Schools 59
Most Popular Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools 316
326
Most Focused Elementary Education Schools 372

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in elementary teaching from Appalachian State. This is the #316 most popular school for elementary teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at Appalachian State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the elementary teaching majors at Appalachian State University.

Appalachian State Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

96% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 165 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from Appalachian State in 2020-2021, 4% were men and 96% were women.

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About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at Appalachian State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Appalachian State University with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 145
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Appalachian State also has a doctoral program available in elementary teaching. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Elementary Teaching Grads May Go Into

A degree in elementary 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 NC, the home state for Appalachian State University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Elementary School Teachers 40,830 $46,500

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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