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Elementary Education at SUNY Cortland

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Elementary Education at SUNY Cortland

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

SUNY Cortland is located in Cortland, New York and approximately 6,832 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 170 students received a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching from SUNY Cortland.

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 Cortland Elementary Education Degrees Available

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

SUNY Cortland Elementary Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks elementary teaching programs across the country. The following shows how SUNY Cortland performed in these rankings.

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 SUNY Cortland 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
Most Popular Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 17
Most Focused Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 45
Most Focused Elementary Education Schools 58
Best Value Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 88
Most Popular Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools 121
Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools 140
Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 144
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In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in elementary teaching from SUNY Cortland. This makes it the #121 most popular school for elementary teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at SUNY Cortland

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

SUNY Cortland Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

94% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 170 elementary teaching students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SUNY Cortland, about 6% were men and 94% were women.

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About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at SUNY Cortland 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 SUNY Cortland with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 19
White 134
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

SUNY Cortland Elementary Education Master’s Program

88% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 elementary teaching majors earned their master's degree from SUNY Cortland. Of these graduates, 13% were men and 88% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 9% men graduate in elementary teaching each year. SUNY Cortland does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from SUNY Cortland, 94% 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 SUNY Cortland 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 1
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

SUNY Cortland 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 NY, the home state for SUNY Cortland.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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