Elementary Education at University of Mississippi

Every elementary education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the elementary teaching program at University of Mississippi stacks up to those at other schools.

Ole Miss is located in University, Mississippi and approximately 21,014 students attend the school each year. Of the 204 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Mississippi in 2021, 142 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.

Ole Miss Elementary Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Teaching

Ole Miss Elementary Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the elementary teaching progam at Ole Miss 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 Ole Miss 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 Schools	45
Best Value Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	304
Most Focused Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	409
Best Value Elementary Education Schools	420
	466
Most Focused Elementary Education Schools	512
	549

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at Ole Miss

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

Ole Miss Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 142 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in elementary teaching from Ole Miss in 2021, 4% were men and 96% were women.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at Ole Miss 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 Mississippi with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	125
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Early Childhood 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 MS, the home state for University of Mississippi.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Elementary School Teachers	13,390	$43,860

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 Dudemanfellabra under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.