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Elementary Education at University of Maryland - College Park

What traits are you looking for in a elementary teaching school? To help you decide if University of Maryland - College Park is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's elementary teaching program.

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and approximately 40,709 students attend the school each year. Of the 135 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Maryland - College Park in 2021, 58 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.

UMCP Elementary Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Teaching

UMCP Elementary Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the elementary teaching progam at UMCP 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 UMCP 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 6
18
Most Popular Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 144
Most Popular Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools 316
Best Value Elementary Education Schools 349
Most Focused Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 786

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in elementary teaching from UMCP. This is the #316 most popular school for elementary teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

98% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 58 students earned a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching from UMCP. About 98% of these graduates were women and the other 2% were men.

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About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at UMCP are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Maryland - College Park with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 40
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UMCP 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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - College Park.

Occupation Jobs in MD Average Salary in MD
Elementary School Teachers 28,250 $71,060

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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