Elementary Education at University of New England

What traits are you looking for in a elementary teaching school? To help you decide if University of New England is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's elementary teaching program.

UNE is located in Biddeford, Maine and approximately 7,208 students attend the school each year. Of the 11 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of New England in 2021, 5 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.

UNE Elementary Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Teaching

UNE Elementary Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks elementary teaching programs across the country. The following shows how UNE performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The elementary teaching major at UNE 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
	299
	349
Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	530
Best Elementary Education Schools	609
Best Value Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	629
Most Popular Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	701
Best Value Elementary Education Schools	742
Most Focused Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	813
Most Popular Elementary Education Schools	893
Most Focused Elementary Education Schools	1,013

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at UNE

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

UNE Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in elementary teaching from UNE in 2021, 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical elementary teaching bachelor's degree program is made up of only 9% men. So male students are more repesented at UNE since its program graduates 31% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at UNE 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 New England with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

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

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

Related Majors

• Secondary Education
• Teacher 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 ME, the home state for University of New England.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Elementary School Teachers	5,390	$53,570

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 Dcrjsr under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.