Elementary Education at Shepherd University

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

Shepherd University is located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 3,159. Of the 46 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Shepherd University in 2021, 17 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.

Shepherd University Elementary Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Teaching

Shepherd University Elementary Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the elementary teaching progam at Shepherd University 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 Shepherd University 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
Best Value Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	112
	139
	155
Best Value Elementary Education Schools	170
Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	215
Best Elementary Education Schools	244
Most Focused Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	348
Most Popular Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	418
Most Focused Elementary Education Schools	445
Most Popular Elementary Education Schools	531

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at Shepherd University

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

Shepherd University Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 elementary teaching majors earned their bachelor's degree from Shepherd University. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at Shepherd University 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 Shepherd University with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching
• Secondary 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 WV, the home state for Shepherd University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Elementary School Teachers	6,180	$44,890

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 Ecragg under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.