Elementary Education at Western Governors University
WGU is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 147,866 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,815 students received a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching from WGU.
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.
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WGU Elementary Education Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Teaching
- Master’s Degree in Elementary Teaching
Online Classes Are Available at WGU
If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.
Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? WGU offers distance education options for elementary teaching at the following degree levels:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Master’s Degree
WGU Elementary Education Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks elementary teaching programs across the country. The following shows how WGU performed in these rankings.
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 WGU 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 Popular Online Elementary Education Schools | 1 |
| Most Popular Elementary Education Schools | 1 |
| Most Popular Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools | 2 |
| Most Popular Online Elementary Education Graduate Certificate Schools | 3 |
| Best Value Elementary Education Schools | 9 |
| Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools | 71 |
| Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 88 |
| Most Focused Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools | 101 |
| Most Focused Elementary Education Schools | 189 |
| Most Focused Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 220 |
In 2021, 603 students received their master’s degree in elementary teaching from WGU. This makes it the #2 most popular school for elementary teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.
Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at WGU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the elementary teaching majors at Western Governors University.
WGU Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program
About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at WGU 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 Governors University with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 15 |
| Black or African American | 51 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 126 |
| White | 1,474 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 148 |
WGU Elementary Education Master’s Program
Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from WGU, 77% 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 Western Governors University with a master's in elementary teaching.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 16 |
| Black or African American | 11 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 44 |
| White | 465 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 66 |
WGU also has a doctoral program available in elementary teaching. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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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 UT, the home state for Western Governors University.
| Occupation | Jobs in UT | Average Salary in UT |
|---|---|---|
| Elementary School Teachers | 11,990 | $59,880 |
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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