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Elementary Education at University of Alaska Fairbanks

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

UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and has a total student population of 6,813. In 2021, 28 elementary teaching majors received their bachelor's degree from UAF.

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.

UAF Elementary Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Teaching

UAF Elementary Education Rankings

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

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 UAF 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
2
Best Elementary Education Graduate Certificate Schools 13
Most Focused Elementary Education Graduate Certificate Schools 20
Best Value Elementary Education Graduate Certificate Schools 31
35
48
Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 176
Best Value Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 228
Most Popular Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 296
Most Popular Elementary Education Schools 303
Best Value Elementary Education Schools 317
Most Focused Elementary Education Schools 427
Most Focused Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 437

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at UAF

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

UAF Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of elementary teaching bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women. The typical elementary teaching bachelor's degree program is made up of only 9% men. So male students are more repesented at UAF since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% more racial-ethnic minorities in its elementary teaching bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Alaska Fairbanks 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 2
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 16

UAF 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 AK, the home state for University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Occupation Jobs in AK Average Salary in AK
Elementary School Teachers 3,870 $74,070

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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