Elementary Education at University of Phoenix - Arizona

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

UOPX - Arizona is located in Tempe, Arizona and has a total student population of 89,763. Of the 410 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Phoenix - Arizona in 2021, 238 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.

UOPX - Arizona Elementary Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UOPX - Arizona

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UOPX - Arizona Elementary Education Rankings

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

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 UOPX - Arizona 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	4
Most Popular Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools	4
Most Popular Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10
Most Popular Online Elementary Education Graduate Certificate Schools	12
Best Value Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19
Best Value Elementary Education Graduate Certificate Schools	35
	46
Best Elementary Education Graduate Certificate Schools	46
Best Value Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools	138
Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools	194
Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	270
	414
Best Elementary Education Schools	465

In 2021, 300 students received their master’s degree in elementary teaching from UOPX - Arizona. This makes it the #4 most popular school for elementary teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at UOPX - Arizona

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

UOPX - Arizona Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

The elementary teaching program at UOPX - Arizona awarded 238 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 10% of these degrees went to men with the other 90% going to women. The typical elementary teaching bachelor's degree program is made up of only 9% men. So male students are more repesented at UOPX - Arizona since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Phoenix - Arizona with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	99
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	76

UOPX - Arizona Elementary Education Master’s Program

The elementary teaching program at UOPX - Arizona awarded 300 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 14% of these degrees went to men with the other 86% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 9% men graduate in elementary teaching each year. UOPX - Arizona does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the elementary teaching master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 34% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	51
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	105
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	101

UOPX - Arizona 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
• Secondary 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 AZ, the home state for University of Phoenix - Arizona.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Elementary School Teachers	22,510	$44,430

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.