Elementary Education at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a total student population of 52,017. Of the 394 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities in 2021, 87 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.

UMN Twin Cities Elementary Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Teaching

UMN Twin Cities Elementary Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks elementary teaching programs across the country. The following shows how UMN Twin Cities 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 UMN Twin Cities 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 Popular Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	79
Most Popular Elementary Education Schools	114
	406
Most Focused Elementary Education Schools	930

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at UMN Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 87 elementary teaching majors earned their bachelor's degree from UMN Twin Cities. Of these graduates, 10% were men and 90% were women. The typical elementary teaching bachelor's degree program is made up of only 9% men. So male students are more repesented at UMN Twin Cities since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at UMN Twin Cities are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	64
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UMN Twin Cities also has a doctoral program available in elementary teaching. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Online Educator/Online Teaching
• Adult & Continuing Education
• Early Childhood Education
• Teacher Development & Methodology

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 MN, the home state for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Elementary School Teachers	22,940	$64,950

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

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