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Elementary Education at Northern Illinois University

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

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and approximately 16,769 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 77 elementary teaching majors received their bachelor's degree from NIU.

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.

NIU Elementary Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Teaching

NIU Elementary Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the elementary teaching progam at NIU 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 NIU 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 45
Best Value Elementary Education Schools 83
Most Popular Elementary Education Schools 129

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in elementary teaching from NIU. This is the #316 most popular school for elementary teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

91% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 77 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching from NIU. About 9% were men and 91% were women.

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About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at NIU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Northern Illinois University with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 50
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

NIU 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 IL, the home state for Northern Illinois University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Elementary School Teachers 65,630 $62,140

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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