Elementary Education at Northwest Missouri State 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 Northwest Missouri State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northwest is located in Maryville, Missouri and has a total student population of 7,267. Of the 262 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northwest Missouri State University in 2021, 125 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.

Northwest Elementary Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Teaching

Northwest Elementary Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the elementary teaching progam at Northwest 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 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
Most Popular Elementary Education Schools	62
Most Focused Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools	316
	485
	570

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

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at Northwest

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

Northwest Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of elementary teaching bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% 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 Northwest since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at Northwest 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 Northwest Missouri State University with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	114
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Related Majors

• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching
• 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 MO, the home state for Northwest Missouri State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Elementary School Teachers	25,670	$49,860

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 poster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.