Elementary Education at University of Nebraska at Kearney

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 Nebraska at Kearney stacks up to those at other schools.

UNK is located in Kearney, Nebraska and approximately 6,225 students attend the school each year. Of the 145 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Nebraska at Kearney in 2021, 107 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.

UNK Elementary Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNK

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? UNK offers distance education options for elementary teaching at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UNK Elementary Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the elementary teaching progam at UNK 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 UNK 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	53
Best Value Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools	55
Most Focused Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	56
Best Value Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64
Most Popular Elementary Education Schools	70
Most Focused Elementary Education Schools	75
Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools	83
Best Value Elementary Education Schools	109
	117
Most Focused Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools	148
Most Popular Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools	159
Best Elementary Education Schools	249
	393

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in elementary teaching from UNK. This makes it the #159 most popular school for elementary teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at UNK

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

UNK Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 107 elementary teaching students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNK, about 9% were men and 91% were women.

About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at UNK 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 Nebraska at Kearney with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	101
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNK Elementary Education Master’s Program

Of the 11 elementary teaching students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UNK, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from UNK, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Nebraska at Kearney with a master's in elementary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Elementary School Teachers	9,920	$57,490

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.