Elementary Education at University of Northern Iowa

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

UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and approximately 9,507 students attend the school each year. Of the 537 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Northern Iowa in 2021, 288 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.

UNI Elementary Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNI

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.

UNI does offer online education options in elementary teaching for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UNI Elementary Education Rankings

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

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 UNI 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	6
Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools	40
Best Elementary Education Schools	41
Best Value Elementary Education Schools	99
	103
	170
Most Focused Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools	184

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in elementary teaching from UNI. This makes it the #121 most popular school for elementary teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at UNI

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

UNI Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 288 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in elementary teaching from UNI in 2021, 13% were men and 87% were women. The typical elementary teaching bachelor's degree program is made up of only 9% men. So male students are more repesented at UNI since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at UNI 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 Northern Iowa with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	259
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

UNI Elementary Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students earned a master's degree in elementary teaching from UNI. About 94% of these graduates were women and the other 6% were men.

Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from UNI, 88% 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 Northern Iowa with a master's in elementary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Early Childhood Education
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching

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 IA, the home state for University of Northern Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Elementary School Teachers	19,040	$54,500

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Feddacheenee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.