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Elementary Education at Indiana University - Northwest

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Elementary Education at Indiana University - Northwest

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

IU Northwest is located in Gary, Indiana and approximately 3,801 students attend the school each year. Of the 38 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University - Northwest in 2021, 30 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.

IU Northwest Elementary Education Degrees Available

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

IU Northwest Elementary Education Rankings

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

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 IU Northwest 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
43
115
131
Most Focused Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools 133
Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools 134
Best Value Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools 141
Most Focused Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 157
Most Focused Elementary Education Schools 163
Most Popular Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools 216
Best Value Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 217
Most Popular Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 281
Best Value Elementary Education Schools 294
Most Popular Elementary Education Schools 312
Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 331
Best Elementary Education Schools 385

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in elementary teaching from IU Northwest. This makes it the #216 most popular school for elementary teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at IU Northwest

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

IU Northwest Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

97% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 30 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from IU Northwest in 2020-2021, 3% were men and 97% were women.

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About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at IU Northwest are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 22
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

IU Northwest Elementary Education Master’s Program

100% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The elementary teaching program at IU Northwest awarded 6 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

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Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from IU Northwest, 83% 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 Indiana University - Northwest 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 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

IU Northwest 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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Northwest.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Elementary School Teachers 26,520 $52,360

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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