Elementary Education at The University of Montana

If you are interested in studying elementary education, you may want to check out the program at The University of Montana. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UM is located in Missoula, Montana and approximately 9,808 students attend the school each year. Of the 60 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Montana in 2021, 53 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.

UM Elementary Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Teaching

UM Elementary Education Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The elementary teaching major at UM 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 Focused Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools	316
Most Popular Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools	316
Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	582
Best Value Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	584
	601
Most Focused Elementary Education Schools	637
Best Elementary Education Schools	674
	701
Best Value Elementary Education Schools	705

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in elementary teaching from UM. This is the #316 most popular school for elementary teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at UM

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

UM Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 53 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in elementary teaching from UM in 2021, 9% were men and 91% were women.

About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at UM 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 The University of Montana with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	50
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

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 MT, the home state for The University of Montana.

Occupation	Jobs in MT	Average Salary in MT
Elementary School Teachers	4,790	$52,360

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 Djembayz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.