Elementary Education at University of Missouri - Kansas City

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 Missouri - Kansas City stacks up to those at other schools.

UMKC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and approximately 16,147 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 20 elementary teaching majors received their bachelor's degree from UMKC.

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.

UMKC Elementary Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Teaching

UMKC Elementary Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the elementary teaching progam at UMKC 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 UMKC 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
	363
Most Popular Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	382
Best Elementary Education Schools	414
Most Popular Elementary Education Schools	489
Best Value Elementary Education Schools	510
Most Focused Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	767
Most Focused Elementary Education Schools	948

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at UMKC

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

UMKC Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students earned a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching from UMKC. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at UMKC 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 Missouri - Kansas City with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching
• Early Childhood Education
• College/Postsecondary/University Teaching
• 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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - Kansas City.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Elementary School Teachers	25,670	$49,860

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 Voidxor under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.