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Elementary Education at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

If you plan to study elementary education, take a look at what University of North Carolina at Wilmington has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UNCW is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and has a total student population of 17,915. Of the 191 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of North Carolina at Wilmington in 2021, 151 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.

UNCW Elementary Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Teaching

Online Classes Are Available at UNCW

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree

UNCW Elementary Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the elementary teaching progam at UNCW 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 UNCW 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 Online Elementary Education Schools 6
Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 87
Best Value Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 108
346
Most Focused Elementary Education Schools 412

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at UNCW

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the elementary teaching majors at University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

UNCW Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

95% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 151 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching from UNCW. About 5% were men and 95% were women.

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About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at UNCW 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 North Carolina at Wilmington with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 132
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

UNCW 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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Elementary School Teachers 40,830 $46,500

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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