Elementary Education at Eastern Connecticut State University

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

ECSU is located in Willimantic, Connecticut and has a total student population of 4,644.

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.

ECSU Elementary Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at ECSU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

ECSU does offer online education options in elementary teaching for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

ECSU Elementary Education Rankings

The elementary teaching major at ECSU 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.

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at ECSU

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

ECSU Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of elementary teaching bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at ECSU 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 Eastern Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

ECSU Elementary Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of elementary teaching master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 8% men graduate in elementary teaching each year. ECSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from ECSU, 82% 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 Eastern Connecticut State University with a master's in elementary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Teacher Education
• Secondary Education
• Early Childhood Education

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 CT, the home state for Eastern Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Elementary School Teachers	16,320	$75,480

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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.