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Elementary Education at University of Illinois at Springfield

If you are interested in studying elementary education, you may want to check out the program at University of Illinois at Springfield. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UIS is located in Springfield, Illinois and approximately 4,146 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching from UIS.

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.

UIS Elementary Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Teaching

UIS Elementary Education Rankings

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

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 UIS 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
Best Value Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 202
Best Value Elementary Education Schools 291
Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 404
429
Best Elementary Education Schools 469
505
Most Popular Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 638
Most Focused Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 753
Most Popular Elementary Education Schools 812
Most Focused Elementary Education Schools 916

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at UIS

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

UIS Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

71% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching from UIS. About 29% were men and 71% were women. The typical elementary teaching bachelor's degree program is made up of only 9% men. So male students are more repesented at UIS since its program graduates 20% more men than average.

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About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at UIS 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 Illinois at Springfield with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UIS 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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Springfield.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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