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Elementary Education at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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Elementary Education at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale stacks up to those at other schools.

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and approximately 11,366 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 60 elementary teaching majors received their bachelor's degree from SIUC.

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.

SIUC Elementary Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Teaching

SIUC Elementary Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the elementary teaching progam at SIUC 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 SIUC 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 96
Best Value Elementary Education Schools 146
Most Popular Elementary Education Schools 182
Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 333
372
Best Elementary Education Schools 380
441
Most Focused Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 504

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at SIUC

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

SIUC Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

97% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 60 students earned a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching from SIUC. About 97% of these graduates were women and the other 3% were men.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 53
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

SIUC 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 IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Elementary School Teachers 65,630 $62,140

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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