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Elementary Education at Southern Connecticut State University

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Elementary Education at Southern Connecticut State University

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

SCSU is located in New Haven, Connecticut and approximately 9,331 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students received a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching from SCSU.

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.

SCSU Elementary Education Degrees Available

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

SCSU Elementary Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the elementary teaching progam at SCSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 SCSU 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 Graduate Certificate Schools 53
Most Popular Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools 183
Most Popular Elementary Education Schools 217
Most Popular Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 234
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Most Focused Elementary Education Schools 509
Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 617
Best Value Elementary Education Schools 721

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in elementary teaching from SCSU. This makes it the #183 most popular school for elementary teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at SCSU

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

SCSU Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

84% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The elementary teaching program at SCSU awarded 37 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 16% of these degrees went to men with the other 84% going to women. The typical elementary teaching bachelor's degree program is made up of only 9% men. So male students are more repesented at SCSU since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at SCSU 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 Southern Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 30
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

SCSU Elementary Education Master’s Program

89% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 9 students who graduated with a master’s in elementary teaching from SCSU in 2021, 11% were men and 89% were women.

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Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from SCSU, 89% 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 Southern Connecticut State University with a master's in elementary teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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 CT, the home state for Southern Connecticut State University.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Elementary School Teachers 16,320 $75,480

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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