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Elementary Education at Queens College

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

QC is located in Queens, New York and approximately 19,700 students attend the school each year. Of the 284 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Queens College in 2021, 114 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.

QC Elementary Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Teaching
  • Master’s Degree in Elementary Teaching

QC Elementary Education Rankings

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

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 QC 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
Best Value Elementary Education Graduate Certificate Schools 48
Most Focused Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools 116
Best Value Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 289
Most Focused Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 402
Best Value Elementary Education Schools 413
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Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 605
Best Elementary Education Schools 667

In 2021, 51 students received their master’s degree in elementary teaching from QC. This makes it the #37 most popular school for elementary teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at QC

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

QC Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

91% Women
81% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 114 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching from QC. About 9% were men and 91% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 57% more racial-ethnic minorities in its elementary teaching bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 41
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 42
White 21
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

QC Elementary Education Master’s Program

82% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The elementary teaching program at QC awarded 51 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 18% of these degrees went to men with the other 82% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 9% men graduate in elementary teaching each year. QC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from QC, 53% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the elementary teaching master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 23% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Queens College with a master's in elementary teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 27
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

QC 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 NY, the home state for Queens College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Elementary School Teachers 82,590 $83,010

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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