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Elementary Education at University of South Carolina - Columbia

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

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and has a total student population of 35,470. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 82 students received a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching from UofSC.

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.

UofSC Elementary Education Degrees Available

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

UofSC Elementary Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the elementary teaching progam at UofSC 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 UofSC 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools 8
Most Focused Elementary Education Doctor’s Degree Schools 8
Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools 156
Most Popular Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools 245
Best Value Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools 248
251
Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 309
Best Elementary Education Schools 363
596
Most Focused Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 712

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in elementary teaching from UofSC. This makes it the #245 most popular school for elementary teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in elementary teaching, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at UofSC

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

UofSC Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

94% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 82 elementary teaching students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UofSC, about 6% were men and 94% were women.

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About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at UofSC 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 South Carolina - Columbia with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 72
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

UofSC Elementary Education Master’s Program

100% Women
The elementary teaching program at UofSC awarded 4 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

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Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from UofSC, 100% 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 South Carolina - Columbia with a master's in elementary teaching.

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

UofSC 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 SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Occupation Jobs in SC Average Salary in SC
Elementary School Teachers 22,530 $51,240

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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