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Elementary Education at Western Colorado University

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

Western is located in Gunnison, Colorado and has a total student population of 3,203. In 2021, 15 elementary teaching majors received their bachelor's degree from Western.

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.

Western Elementary Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Teaching

Western Elementary Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the elementary teaching progam at Western 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 Western 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 318
Most Focused Elementary Education Schools 409
Most Popular Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 458
Best Value Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 559
Most Popular Elementary Education Schools 579
Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 627
652
Best Value Elementary Education Schools 682
Best Elementary Education Schools 730
760

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at Western

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

Western Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

87% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students earned a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching from Western. About 87% of these graduates were women and the other 13% were men. The typical elementary teaching bachelor's degree program is made up of only 9% men. So male students are more repesented at Western since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at Western are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Colorado University with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Western 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 CO, the home state for Western Colorado University.

Occupation Jobs in CO Average Salary in CO
Elementary School Teachers 24,910 $53,400

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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