Elementary Education at Lehigh University

If you are interested in studying elementary education, you may want to check out the program at Lehigh University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Lehigh is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 7,067.

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.

Lehigh Elementary Education Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Elementary Teaching

Lehigh Elementary Education Rankings

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at Lehigh

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

Lehigh Elementary Education Master’s Program

80% Women

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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. Lehigh 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 Lehigh, 70% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the elementary teaching master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 30% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 PA, the home state for Lehigh University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Elementary School Teachers	55,200	$66,860

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
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