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Elementary Education at University of Nevada - Reno

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

UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and approximately 20,722 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 67 students received a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching from UNR.

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.

UNR Elementary Education Degrees Available

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

UNR Elementary Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the elementary teaching progam at UNR compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The elementary teaching major at UNR 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
Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools 66
74
Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 79
90
Most Popular Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 111
Best Elementary Education Schools 113
Most Popular Elementary Education Schools 132
Best Value Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools 151
Best Value Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 157
Most Popular Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools 183
Best Value Elementary Education Schools 237
Most Focused Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools 261
Most Focused Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 600

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in elementary teaching from UNR. This makes it the #183 most popular school for elementary teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at UNR

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

UNR Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

91% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 67 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching from UNR. About 9% were men and 91% were women.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at UNR are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its elementary teaching bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 39
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

UNR Elementary Education Master’s Program

100% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 9 elementary teaching students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UNR, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

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Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from UNR, 56% 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 44% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Reno.

Occupation Jobs in NV Average Salary in NV
Elementary School Teachers 10,360 $56,970

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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