Elementary Education at University of Chicago

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

UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 17,834.

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.

UChicago Elementary Education Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Elementary Teaching

UChicago Elementary Education Rankings

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at UChicago

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

UChicago Elementary Education Master’s Program

74% Women

37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of elementary teaching master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 8% men graduate in elementary teaching each year. UChicago does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from UChicago, 63% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the elementary teaching master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Chicago with a master's in elementary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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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 IL, the home state for University of Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Elementary School Teachers	65,630	$62,140

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
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