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Elementary Education at Westfield State University

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

Westfield is located in Westfield, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,395. In 2021, 51 elementary teaching majors received their bachelor's degree from Westfield.

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.

Westfield Elementary Education Degrees Available

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

Westfield Elementary Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks elementary teaching programs across the country. The following shows how Westfield performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The elementary teaching major at Westfield 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 Master’s Degree Schools 30
Most Focused Elementary Education Graduate Certificate Schools 59
Most Popular Elementary Education Graduate Certificate Schools 59
Most Popular Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 176
Most Popular Elementary Education Schools 198
Most Focused Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 229
Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools 264
Most Focused Elementary Education Schools 266
Best Value Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 365
Best Value Elementary Education Schools 382
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Best Elementary Education Schools 709

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in elementary teaching from Westfield. This makes it the #216 most popular school for elementary teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at Westfield

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

Westfield Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

94% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 51 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in elementary teaching from Westfield in 2021, 6% were men and 94% were women.

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About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at Westfield 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 Westfield 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 4
White 44
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Westfield Elementary Education Master’s Program

83% Women
Of the 6 elementary teaching students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Westfield, about 17% were men and 83% were women.

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Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from Westfield, 100% 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 Westfield State 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 0
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Westfield 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 MA, the home state for Westfield State University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Elementary School Teachers 30,380 $82,600

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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