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Elementary Education at Washington State University

What traits are you looking for in a elementary teaching school? To help you decide if Washington State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's elementary teaching program.

Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and has a total student population of 31,159. In 2021, 182 elementary teaching majors received their bachelor's degree from Wazzu.

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.

Wazzu Elementary Education Degrees Available

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

Wazzu Elementary Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the elementary teaching progam at Wazzu 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 Wazzu 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 Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 4
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12
Best Elementary Education Schools 13
Most Popular Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 16
Best Value Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 116
Best Value Elementary Education Schools 185
Most Focused Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 438

In 2021, 55 students received their master’s degree in elementary teaching from Wazzu. This makes it the #31 most popular school for elementary teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at Wazzu

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

Wazzu Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

87% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The elementary teaching program at Wazzu awarded 182 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 13% of these degrees went to men with the other 87% 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 Wazzu since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at Wazzu are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Washington State University with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 48
White 118
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

Wazzu Elementary Education Master’s Program

85% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 55 elementary teaching students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Wazzu, about 15% were men and 85% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 9% men graduate in elementary teaching each year. Wazzu does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from Wazzu, 82% 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 Washington State University with a master's in elementary teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 45
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Wazzu 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 WA, the home state for Washington State University.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Elementary School Teachers 26,900 $65,180

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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