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Elementary Education at Western Carolina University

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

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and approximately 12,243 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 students received a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching from WCU.

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.

WCU Elementary Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Teaching

WCU Elementary Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the elementary teaching progam at WCU 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 WCU 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 9
Best Value Elementary Education Schools 20
Most Popular Elementary Education Graduate Certificate Schools 59
Most Focused Elementary Education Graduate Certificate Schools 59
Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 187
Best Elementary Education Schools 220
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Most Focused Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 514
Most Focused Elementary Education Schools 639

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at WCU

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

WCU Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

96% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 elementary teaching majors earned their bachelor's degree from WCU. Of these graduates, 4% were men and 96% were women.

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About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at WCU 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 Western Carolina University with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 51
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

WCU 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 NC, the home state for Western Carolina University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Elementary School Teachers 40,830 $46,500

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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