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Elementary Education at Kean University

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

Kean is located in Union, New Jersey and approximately 14,064 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 82 elementary teaching majors received their bachelor's degree from Kean.

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.

Kean Elementary Education Degrees Available

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

Kean Elementary Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks elementary teaching programs across the country. The following shows how Kean 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 Kean 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
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Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools 47
Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 53
Best Value Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 68
Best Elementary Education Schools 82
Most Popular Elementary Education Schools 86
Most Popular Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools 97
Best Value Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools 124
Best Value Elementary Education Schools 126
Most Focused Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools 165
Most Focused Elementary Education Schools 360
Most Focused Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 371

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in elementary teaching from Kean. This makes it the #97 most popular school for elementary teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at Kean

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

Kean Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

94% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 6% of elementary teaching bachelor's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

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About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at Kean are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Kean University with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 50
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Kean Elementary Education Master’s Program

67% Women
62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 elementary teaching majors earned their master's degree from Kean. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 9% men graduate in elementary teaching each year. Kean does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

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In the elementary teaching master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 62% of degree recipients. That is 38% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Kean 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 NJ, the home state for Kean University.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
Elementary School Teachers 41,600 $70,660

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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