Elementary Education at University of the Cumberlands

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

Cumberlands is located in Williamsburg, Kentucky and approximately 19,110 students attend the school each year. Of the 53 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of the Cumberlands in 2021, 41 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.

Cumberlands Elementary Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Cumberlands

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Cumberlands offers distance education options for elementary teaching at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Cumberlands Elementary Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the elementary teaching progam at Cumberlands 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 Cumberlands 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
Best Value Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools	15
Most Popular Elementary Education Schools	54
Best Value Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	55
Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools	208
Most Popular Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	221
Most Focused Elementary Education Schools	352
Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	536
Best Elementary Education Schools	616
Most Focused Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	659
	703

In 2021, 92 students received their master’s degree in elementary teaching from Cumberlands. This makes it the #15 most popular school for elementary teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at Cumberlands

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

Cumberlands Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 41 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in elementary teaching from Cumberlands in 2021, 12% were men and 88% were women. The typical elementary teaching bachelor's degree program is made up of only 9% men. So male students are more repesented at Cumberlands since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	34

Cumberlands Elementary Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 92 students earned a master's degree in elementary teaching from Cumberlands. About 88% of these graduates were women and the other 12% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 9% men graduate in elementary teaching each year. Cumberlands does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	77

Cumberlands 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
• 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 KY, the home state for University of the Cumberlands.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Elementary School Teachers	19,150	$53,830

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 Ichabod under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.