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Elementary Education at Salem State University

Elementary Education at Salem State University

If you plan to study elementary education, take a look at what Salem State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Salem State is located in Salem, Massachusetts and approximately 7,242 students attend the school each year.

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.

Salem State Elementary Education Degrees Available

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

Salem State Elementary Education Rankings

The elementary teaching major at Salem State 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.

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at Salem State

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

Salem State Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

95% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 5% of elementary teaching bachelor's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

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About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at Salem State 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 Salem State 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 2
White 19
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Salem State Elementary Education Master’s Program

93% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 8% of elementary teaching master's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

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Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from Salem State, 78% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 31
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 MA, the home state for Salem State University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Elementary School Teachers 30,380 $82,600

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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