Elementary Education at Whitworth University

Every elementary education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the elementary teaching program at Whitworth University stacks up to those at other schools.

Whitworth is located in Spokane, Washington and approximately 2,756 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students received a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching from Whitworth.

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.

Whitworth Elementary Education Degrees Available

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

Whitworth Elementary Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the elementary teaching progam at Whitworth compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Whitworth 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
	5
Best Value Elementary Education Graduate Certificate Schools	6
Best Elementary Education Graduate Certificate Schools	8
Most Focused Elementary Education Graduate Certificate Schools	15
Best Value Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools	17
	39
Most Focused Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools	56
Most Focused Elementary Education Schools	81
	93
Most Popular Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools	114
Most Focused Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	146
Best Value Elementary Education Schools	167
Best Value Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	489

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in elementary teaching from Whitworth. This makes it the #114 most popular school for elementary teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at Whitworth

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

Whitworth Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 33 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in elementary teaching from Whitworth in 2021, 9% were men and 91% were women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at Whitworth 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 Whitworth University with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	28
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Whitworth Elementary Education Master’s Program

Of the 17 students who graduated with a master’s in elementary teaching from Whitworth in 2021, 29% were men and 71% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 9% men graduate in elementary teaching each year. Whitworth does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from Whitworth, 82% 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 Whitworth University with a master's in elementary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Whitworth also has a doctoral program available in elementary teaching. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Montessori Teacher Education
• Secondary Education

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 WA, the home state for Whitworth University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Elementary School Teachers	26,900	$65,180

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 Charlesdrakew under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.