Elementary Education at West Virginia State University

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 West Virginia State University stacks up to those at other schools.

WVSU is located in Institute, West Virginia and approximately 3,638 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching from WVSU.

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.

WVSU Elementary Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Teaching

WVSU Elementary Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks elementary teaching programs across the country. The following shows how WVSU performed in these rankings.

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 WVSU 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 Focused Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	185
Most Focused Elementary Education Schools	260
Best Value Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	304
	360
Most Popular Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	418
Best Value Elementary Education Schools	420
	424
Most Popular Elementary Education Schools	531
Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	619
Best Elementary Education Schools	723

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at WVSU

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

WVSU Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

The elementary teaching program at WVSU awarded 17 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at WVSU 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 West Virginia State University with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WVSU also has a doctoral program available in elementary teaching. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 WV, the home state for West Virginia State University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Elementary School Teachers	6,180	$44,890

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 Richinstead under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.