Elementary Education at University of Missouri - St Louis

If you are interested in studying elementary education, you may want to check out the program at University of Missouri - St Louis. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UMSL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 13,874 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 95 students received a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching from UMSL.

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.

UMSL Elementary Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Teaching
• Master’s Degree in Elementary Teaching

Online Classes Are Available at UMSL

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UMSL offers distance education options for elementary teaching at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UMSL Elementary Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks elementary teaching programs across the country. The following shows how UMSL 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 UMSL 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 Master’s Degree Schools	16
Most Popular Elementary Education Schools	27
Most Popular Elementary Education Graduate Certificate Schools	59
Most Popular Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64
Most Focused Elementary Education Schools	126
	233
Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	242
Best Value Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools	252
Most Focused Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	286
Best Value Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	358
Best Elementary Education Schools	376
	547
Best Value Elementary Education Schools	553

In 2021, 87 students received their master’s degree in elementary teaching from UMSL. This makes it the #16 most popular school for elementary teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at UMSL

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

UMSL Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 95 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from UMSL in 2020-2021, 15% were men and 85% were women. The typical elementary teaching bachelor's degree program is made up of only 9% men. So male students are more repesented at UMSL since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at UMSL 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 - St Louis with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	73
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

UMSL Elementary Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 87 elementary teaching majors earned their master's degree from UMSL. Of these graduates, 15% were men and 85% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 9% men graduate in elementary teaching each year. UMSL does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from UMSL, 59% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the elementary teaching master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Missouri - St Louis with a master's in elementary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	51
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UMSL 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
• 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 - St Louis.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.