Elementary Education at SUNY New Paltz

What traits are you looking for in a elementary teaching school? To help you decide if SUNY New Paltz is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's elementary teaching program.

SUNY New Paltz is located in New Paltz, New York and approximately 7,489 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.

SUNY New Paltz Elementary Education Degrees Available

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

SUNY New Paltz Elementary Education Rankings

The elementary teaching major at SUNY New Paltz 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 SUNY New Paltz

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the elementary teaching majors at SUNY New Paltz.

SUNY New Paltz Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of elementary teaching bachelor's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at SUNY New Paltz are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from SUNY New Paltz with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	105
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

SUNY New Paltz Elementary Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of elementary teaching master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 8% men graduate in elementary teaching each year. SUNY New Paltz does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from SUNY New Paltz, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

• Early Childhood 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 NY, the home state for SUNY New Paltz.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Elementary School Teachers	82,590	$83,010

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 crz4mets2 under License

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