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Elementary Education at Georgia Southwestern State University

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

GSW is located in Americus, Georgia and approximately 3,162 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 35 elementary teaching majors received their bachelor's degree from GSW.

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.

GSW Elementary Education Degrees Available

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

GSW Elementary Education Rankings

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

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 GSW 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 Elementary Education Graduate Certificate Schools 1
Most Focused Elementary Education Graduate Certificate Schools 2
Most Focused Elementary Education Schools 2
Most Focused Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools 8
Best Value Elementary Education Graduate Certificate Schools 18
Best Elementary Education Graduate Certificate Schools 20
Most Popular Elementary Education Schools 22
24
Most Popular Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools 26
Best Value Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools 58
65
Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools 91
Most Focused Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 119
Best Value Elementary Education Schools 133
Best Value Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 170
Most Popular Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 246
342
Best Elementary Education Schools 350
443
Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 450

In 2021, 58 students received their master’s degree in elementary teaching from GSW. This makes it the #26 most popular school for elementary teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at GSW

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

GSW Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 35 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in elementary teaching from GSW in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at GSW 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 Georgia Southwestern State University with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 28
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

GSW Elementary Education Master’s Program

93% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 58 students who graduated with a master’s in elementary teaching from GSW in 2021, 7% were men and 93% were women.

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Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from GSW, 78% 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 Southwestern State University with a master's in elementary teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 45
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

GSW 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 GA, the home state for Georgia Southwestern State 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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