Elementary Education at Central College

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

Central is located in Pella, Iowa and approximately 1,120 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 12 elementary teaching majors received their bachelor's degree from Central.

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.

Central Elementary Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Teaching

Central Elementary Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the elementary teaching progam at Central compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The elementary teaching major at Central 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 Focused Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	149
Most Focused Elementary Education Schools	211
Most Popular Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	507
Most Popular Elementary Education Schools	646

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at Central

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the elementary teaching majors at Central College.

Central Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 12 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in elementary teaching from Central in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at Central 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 Central College with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

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 IA, the home state for Central College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Elementary School Teachers	19,040	$54,500

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Central College Alumni under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.