Elementary Education at Rhode Island College

What traits are you looking for in a elementary teaching school? To help you decide if Rhode Island College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's elementary teaching program.

RIC is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 7,072 students attend the school each year. Of the 134 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rhode Island College in 2021, 27 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.

RIC Elementary Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Teaching
• Master’s Degree in Elementary Teaching

RIC Elementary Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the elementary teaching progam at RIC 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 RIC 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 Master’s Degree Schools	134
Most Popular Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	300
Most Focused Elementary Education Schools	526
Most Focused Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	560
Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	628
Best Value Elementary Education Schools	705

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in elementary teaching from RIC. This makes it the #134 most popular school for elementary teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at RIC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the elementary teaching majors at Rhode Island College.

RIC Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 27 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in elementary teaching from RIC in 2021, 19% were men and 81% were women. The typical elementary teaching bachelor's degree program is made up of only 9% men. So male students are more repesented at RIC since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at RIC 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 Rhode Island College with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

RIC Elementary Education Master’s Program

Of the 14 students who earned a master's degree in Elementary Education from RIC in 2020-2021, 21% were men and 79% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 9% men graduate in elementary teaching each year. RIC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from RIC, 71% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rhode Island College with a master's in elementary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Secondary Education
• 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 RI, the home state for Rhode Island College.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Elementary School Teachers	3,520	$71,990

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 Arctichistorian01 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.