Elementary Education at Purdue University - Main Campus
If you plan to study elementary education, take a look at what Purdue University - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 83 students received a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching from Purdue.
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.
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Purdue Elementary Education Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Teaching
Purdue Elementary Education Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks elementary teaching programs across the country. The following shows how Purdue performed in these rankings.
Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The elementary teaching major at Purdue 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 43 |
Best Elementary Education Schools | 54 |
Most Popular Elementary Education Schools | 122 |
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Best Value Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 180 |
Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at Purdue
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the elementary teaching majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.
Purdue Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program
About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at Purdue 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 Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
White | 70 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Purdue also has a doctoral program available in elementary teaching. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.
Occupation | Jobs in IN | Average Salary in IN |
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Elementary School Teachers | 26,520 | $52,360 |
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 Abhijitsathe under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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