Elementary Education at William Carey University
William Carey University is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and approximately 5,472 students attend the school each year. Of the 106 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from William Carey University in 2021, 86 of them were elementary education majors.
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.
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William Carey University Elementary Education Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Teaching
- Master’s Degree in Elementary Teaching
Online Classes Are Available at William Carey University
If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.
Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? William Carey University offers distance education options for elementary teaching at the following degree levels:
- Master’s Degree
William Carey University Elementary Education Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks elementary teaching programs across the country. The following shows how William Carey University performed in these rankings.
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 William Carey University 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 Popular Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools | 25 |
Most Focused Elementary Education Schools | 43 |
Most Focused Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 74 |
Best Value Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 127 |
258 | |
Best Elementary Education Schools | 561 |
In 2021, 59 students received their master’s degree in elementary teaching from William Carey University. This makes it the #25 most popular school for elementary teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.
Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at William Carey University
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the elementary teaching majors at William Carey University.
William Carey University Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program
About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at William Carey University 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 William Carey University with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 9 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 73 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
William Carey University Elementary Education Master’s Program
Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from William Carey University, 85% 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 William Carey University with a master's in elementary teaching.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 8 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 50 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
William Carey University also has a doctoral program available in elementary teaching. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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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 MS, the home state for William Carey University.
Occupation | Jobs in MS | Average Salary in MS |
---|---|---|
Elementary School Teachers | 13,390 | $43,860 |
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 Woodlot under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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