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Elementary Education at Eastern Illinois University

If you are interested in studying elementary education, you may want to check out the program at Eastern Illinois University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and has a total student population of 8,626. Of the 122 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Illinois University in 2021, 50 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.

EIU Elementary Education Degrees Available

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

EIU Elementary Education Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The elementary teaching major at EIU 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 Schools 108
Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools 122
147
Best Value Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools 169
Most Popular Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 178
Most Popular Elementary Education Schools 205
Best Elementary Education Schools 272
322
Most Focused Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 350
381
Most Focused Elementary Education Schools 401

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in elementary teaching from EIU. This makes it the #232 most popular school for elementary teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at EIU

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

EIU Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

94% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching from EIU. About 6% were men and 94% were women.

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About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at EIU 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 Illinois University with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 44
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

EIU Elementary Education Master’s Program

80% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a master's degree in elementary teaching from EIU. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men.

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Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from EIU, 80% 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 Illinois University with a master's in elementary teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

EIU 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 IL, the home state for Eastern Illinois University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Elementary School Teachers 65,630 $62,140

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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