Elementary Education at Georgia Southern University

What traits are you looking for in a elementary teaching school? To help you decide if Georgia Southern University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's elementary teaching program.

GaSou is located in Statesboro, Georgia and has a total student population of 26,949. Of the 275 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Georgia Southern 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.

GaSou Elementary Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at GaSou

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, GaSou does offer online courses in elementary teaching for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

GaSou Elementary Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the elementary teaching progam at GaSou 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 GaSou 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	5
Best Elementary Education Graduate Certificate Schools	11
Most Popular Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19
Best Value Elementary Education Graduate Certificate Schools	27
Most Focused Elementary Education Graduate Certificate Schools	27
Most Popular Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools	40
Best Value Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	119
Most Focused Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools	139
	149
	319
	388

In 2021, 47 students received their master’s degree in elementary teaching from GaSou. This makes it the #40 most popular school for elementary teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at GaSou

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

GaSou Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 165 students earned a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching from GaSou. About 96% of these graduates were women and the other 4% were men.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at GaSou are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Georgia Southern University with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	116
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

GaSou Elementary Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of elementary teaching master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from GaSou, 85% 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 Georgia Southern University with a master's in elementary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	40
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Adult & Continuing Education
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching
• Secondary Education
• Teacher Education
• Teacher Development & Methodology

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 GA, the home state for Georgia Southern University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Elementary School Teachers	53,940	$56,360

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 Richardelainechambers at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.