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Elementary Education at University of Kansas

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

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and approximately 26,744 students attend the school each year. Of the 144 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Kansas in 2021, 70 of them were elementary education majors.

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.

KU Elementary Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Teaching

KU Elementary Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the elementary teaching progam at KU 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 KU 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 Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 83
Best Elementary Education Schools 98
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121
Most Popular Elementary Education Schools 146
Best Value Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 207
Best Value Elementary Education Schools 294
Most Focused Elementary Education Schools 821

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at KU

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

KU Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

97% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 70 elementary teaching students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from KU, about 3% were men and 97% were women.

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About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at KU 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 Kansas with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 59
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

KU 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 KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation Jobs in KS Average Salary in KS
Elementary School Teachers 16,320 $51,020

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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