Elementary Education at University of Alaska Southeast

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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students received a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching from UAS.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the elementary teaching progam at UAS 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Elementary Education Graduate Certificate Schools	12
	15
Most Popular Elementary Education Graduate Certificate Schools	22
Most Popular Online Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30
Best Elementary Education Graduate Certificate Schools	33
Best Value Elementary Education Graduate Certificate Schools	40
Most Popular Online Elementary Education Schools	42
Most Focused Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools	52
	66
Most Focused Elementary Education Schools	86
Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools	116
Most Popular Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools	134
Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	172
Best Value Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools	201
Best Value Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	209
	220
	247
Most Focused Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	264
Most Popular Elementary Education Schools	264
Best Value Elementary Education Schools	372
Most Popular Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	395

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in elementary teaching from UAS. This makes it the #134 most popular school for elementary teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of elementary teaching bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% 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 UAS since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at UAS 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 University of Alaska Southeast with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

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

UAS Elementary Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students earned a master's degree in elementary teaching from UAS. About 79% of these graduates were women and the other 21% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 9% men graduate in elementary teaching each year. UAS does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from UAS, 64% were white. This is below 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	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.