Elementary Education at Minnesota State University - Moorhead

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

MSU Moorhead is located in Moorhead, Minnesota and has a total student population of 5,547. Of the 185 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Minnesota State University - Moorhead in 2021, 66 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.

MSU Moorhead Elementary Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Teaching

MSU Moorhead Elementary Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the elementary teaching progam at MSU Moorhead 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 MSU Moorhead 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	77
Most Popular Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	117
Best Value Elementary Education Schools	123
Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	150
Best Elementary Education Schools	177
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Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at MSU Moorhead

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

MSU Moorhead Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of elementary teaching bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women. The typical elementary teaching bachelor's degree program is made up of only 9% men. So male students are more repesented at MSU Moorhead since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at MSU Moorhead 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 Minnesota State University - Moorhead with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	60
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

• Early Childhood Education

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 MN, the home state for Minnesota State University - Moorhead.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Elementary School Teachers	22,940	$64,950

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

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