Elementary Education at University of Alaska Southeast

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 University of Alaska Southeast stacks up to those at other schools.

UAS is located in Juneau, Alaska and approximately 2,070 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.

UAS Elementary Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UAS

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

UAS does offer online education options in elementary teaching for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

UAS Elementary Education Rankings

The elementary teaching major at UAS 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 UAS

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

UAS Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

86% Women

27% 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 8% men. So male students are more repesented at UAS since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at UAS are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Southeast with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UAS Elementary Education Master’s Program

75% Women

19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of elementary teaching master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 8% men graduate in elementary teaching each year. UAS does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from UAS, 75% 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 University of Alaska Southeast with a master's in elementary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Secondary 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 AK, the home state for University of Alaska Southeast.

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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