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Elementary Education at Mount Mercy University

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Elementary Education at Mount Mercy University

Every elementary education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the elementary teaching program at Mount Mercy University stacks up to those at other schools.

Mount Mercy is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and approximately 1,705 students attend the school each year. Of the 46 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Mount Mercy University in 2021, 16 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.

Mount Mercy Elementary Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Teaching

Mount Mercy Elementary Education Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The elementary teaching major at Mount Mercy 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
128
147
Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 189
Best Elementary Education Schools 222
Most Focused Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 341
Best Value Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 429
Most Focused Elementary Education Schools 436
Most Popular Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 436
Most Popular Elementary Education Schools 553
Best Value Elementary Education Schools 559

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at Mount Mercy

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

Mount Mercy Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

88% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students earned a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching from Mount Mercy. About 88% of these graduates were women and the other 13% were men. The typical elementary teaching bachelor's degree program is made up of only 9% men. So male students are more repesented at Mount Mercy since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at Mount Mercy 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 Mount Mercy University with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Mount Mercy 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 IA, the home state for Mount Mercy University.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Elementary School Teachers 19,040 $54,500

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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