Elementary Education at College of Charleston

What traits are you looking for in a elementary teaching school? To help you decide if College of Charleston is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's elementary teaching program.

C of C is located in Charleston, South Carolina and approximately 10,384 students attend the school each year.

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.

C of C Elementary Education Degrees Available

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

C of C Elementary Education Rankings

The elementary teaching major at C of C 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 C of C

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

C of C Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 4% of elementary teaching bachelor's degrees went to men and 96% went to women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at C of C 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 College of Charleston with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

C of C Elementary Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of elementary teaching master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 8% men graduate in elementary teaching each year. C of C does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from C of C, 87% 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 College of Charleston with a master's in elementary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Teacher Education
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching
• Teacher Development & Methodology
• Secondary Education
• Early Childhood 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 SC, the home state for College of Charleston.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Elementary School Teachers	22,530	$51,240

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 Lkeadle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.