Elementary Education at University of North Florida

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

UNF is located in Jacksonville, Florida and approximately 16,926 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 62 students received a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching from UNF.

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.

UNF Elementary Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNF

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UNF does offer online courses in elementary teaching for the following degree levels:

UNF Elementary Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the elementary teaching progam at UNF 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 UNF 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	20
Most Popular Elementary Education Graduate Certificate Schools	59
Most Focused Elementary Education Graduate Certificate Schools	59
Most Popular Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools	71
Most Popular Elementary Education Schools	107
Most Popular Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	129
Best Value Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	130
	154
Most Focused Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools	170
Best Value Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools	181
Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	194
Best Value Elementary Education Schools	243
	255
Best Elementary Education Schools	294
Most Focused Elementary Education Schools	593
Most Focused Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	599

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in elementary teaching from UNF. This makes it the #71 most popular school for elementary teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at UNF

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

UNF Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 62 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in elementary teaching from UNF in 2021, 3% were men and 97% were women.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at UNF 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 Florida with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	54
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UNF Elementary Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of elementary teaching master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 9% men graduate in elementary teaching each year. UNF does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from UNF, 73% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	22
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching
• Secondary Education
• Early Childhood 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 FL, the home state for University of North Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Elementary School Teachers	75,750	$50,070

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 The222 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.