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Basic Certificate in Elementary Education

Basic Certificates in Elementary Education

192 Yearly Graduations
84% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 28% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.5% of elementary teaching graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Elementary Teaching Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 192 people earned their basic certificate in elementary teaching. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in elementary teaching at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 29,837
Master’s Degree 8,984
Associate Degree 1,817
Graduate Certificate 723
Basic Certificate 192
Undergraduate Certificate 107
Doctor’s Degree 51

Earnings of Elementary Teaching Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for elementary teaching majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for elementary teaching majors who have their basic certificate is not available.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in elementary teaching. About 84.4% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 30
Women 162
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The racial-ethnic distribution of elementary teaching basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1
Black or African American 20
Hispanic or Latino 26
White 133
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 11
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to elementary teaching that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Early Childhood Education 5,393
Kindergarten/Preschool Education 314
Teacher Education 240
Secondary Education 141
Teacher Development & Methodology 58

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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