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Elementary Education at Western Kentucky University

Elementary Education at Western Kentucky University

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

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and has a total student population of 17,517.

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.

WKU Elementary Education Degrees Available

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

WKU Elementary Education Rankings

The elementary teaching major at WKU 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.

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at WKU

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

WKU Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

96% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 4% of elementary teaching bachelor's degrees went to men and 96% went to women.

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About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at WKU 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 Kentucky University with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 94
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

WKU Elementary Education Master’s Program

91% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 9% of elementary teaching master's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

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Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from WKU, 87% 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 Kentucky University with a master's in elementary teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 20
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Elementary School Teachers 19,150 $53,830

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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