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Elementary Education at University of Central Oklahoma

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

UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and has a total student population of 14,132. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 students received a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching from UCO.

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.

UCO Elementary Education Degrees Available

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

UCO Elementary Education Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The elementary teaching major at UCO 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 Schools 176
Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools 204
280
Most Focused Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools 303
Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 336

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in elementary teaching from UCO. This makes it the #275 most popular school for elementary teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at UCO

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

UCO Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

95% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 59 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from UCO in 2020-2021, 5% were men and 95% were women.

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About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at UCO are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 Central Oklahoma with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 37
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

UCO Elementary Education Master’s Program

100% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of elementary teaching master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from UCO, 100% 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 Central Oklahoma 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 0
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UCO 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 OK, the home state for University of Central Oklahoma.

Occupation Jobs in OK Average Salary in OK
Elementary School Teachers 17,840 $40,450

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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