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Elementary Education at Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara University stacks up to those at other schools.

SCU is located in Santa Clara, California and approximately 8,616 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.

SCU Elementary Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Elementary Teaching

SCU Elementary Education Rankings

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.

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at SCU

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

SCU Elementary Education Master’s Program

89% Women
51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 students earned a master's degree in elementary teaching from SCU. About 89% of these graduates were women and the other 11% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 9% men graduate in elementary teaching each year. SCU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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In the elementary teaching master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 51% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 22
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 CA, the home state for Santa Clara University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Elementary School Teachers 162,440 $80,100

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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