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Elementary Education at Western Connecticut State University

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

WestConn is located in Danbury, Connecticut and approximately 5,246 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 10 elementary teaching majors received their bachelor's degree from WestConn.

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.

WestConn Elementary Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Teaching

WestConn Elementary Education Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The elementary teaching major at WestConn 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
185
211
Best Value Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 489
Most Popular Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 545
Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 553
Best Value Elementary Education Schools 619
Best Elementary Education Schools 636
Most Popular Elementary Education Schools 698
Most Focused Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 708
Most Focused Elementary Education Schools 858

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at WestConn

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

WestConn Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

90% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching from WestConn. About 10% were men and 90% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 Western Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

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

WestConn 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 CT, the home state for Western Connecticut State University.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Elementary School Teachers 16,320 $75,480

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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