Elementary Education at University of the Southwest

Every elementary education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the elementary teaching program at University of the Southwest stacks up to those at other schools.

USW is located in Hobbs, New Mexico and approximately 904 students attend the school each year. Of the 12 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of the Southwest in 2021, 5 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.

USW Elementary Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Teaching

USW Elementary Education Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The elementary teaching major at USW 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	461
	540
Most Focused Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	544
Best Value Elementary Education Schools	593
	628
Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	644
Most Focused Elementary Education Schools	670
Most Popular Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	701
Best Elementary Education Schools	754
Most Popular Elementary Education Schools	893

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at USW

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

USW Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching from USW. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 the Southwest with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

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

USW 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 NM, the home state for University of the Southwest.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Elementary School Teachers	7,260	$55,390

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 Bildungsroman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.