Elementary Education at Central Washington University

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study elementary education, take a look at what Central Washington University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and has a total student population of 11,174.

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.

CWU Elementary Education Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Teaching

CWU Elementary Education Rankings

The elementary teaching major at CWU 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 CWU

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

CWU Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

82% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of elementary teaching bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% 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 CWU since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at CWU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its elementary teaching bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Central Washington University with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	103
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

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 Central Washington 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
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