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Elementary Education at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and approximately 16,450 students attend the school each year. Of the 271 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 2021, 59 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.

UL Lafayette Elementary Education Degrees Available

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

UL Lafayette Elementary Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the elementary teaching progam at UL Lafayette 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 UL Lafayette 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 59
Most Popular Elementary Education Schools 168
Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools 217
Best Value Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools 240
Most Popular Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools 245
267
315
Most Focused Elementary Education Schools 630

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in elementary teaching from UL Lafayette. This makes it the #245 most popular school for elementary teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at UL Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

98% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching from UL Lafayette. About 2% were men and 98% were women.

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About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at UL Lafayette 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 Louisiana at Lafayette 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 4
White 53
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UL Lafayette Elementary Education Master’s Program

100% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 4 elementary teaching students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UL Lafayette, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

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Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from UL Lafayette, 75% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the elementary teaching master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UL Lafayette 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 LA, the home state for University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Occupation Jobs in LA Average Salary in LA
Elementary School Teachers 24,070 $48,740

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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