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.

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

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.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of elementary teaching bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women. The typical elementary teaching bachelor's degree program is made up of only 8% men. So male students are more repesented at Westfield since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 85% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	44
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Westfield Elementary Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of elementary teaching master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 8% men graduate in elementary teaching each year. Westfield does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 42% more men than average.

Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from Westfield, 63% were white. This is below 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.