Elementary Education at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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

U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and has a total student population of 47,907. In 2021, 21 elementary teaching majors received their bachelor's degree from U-M.

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.

U-M Elementary Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Teaching

U-M Elementary Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the elementary teaching progam at U-M compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The elementary teaching major at U-M 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	31
Best Elementary Education Schools	38
	126
	145
Most Popular Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	365
Most Popular Elementary Education Schools	474
Best Value Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	511
Best Value Elementary Education Schools	635
Most Focused Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	849
Most Focused Elementary Education Schools	1,074

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at U-M

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

U-M Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching from U-M. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at U-M 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 Michigan - Ann Arbor with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

U-M also has a doctoral program available in elementary teaching. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Secondary Education

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 MI, the home state for University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Elementary School Teachers	38,330	$66,180

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
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.