Elementary Education at National Louis University

66% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every elementary education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the elementary teaching program at National Louis University stacks up to those at other schools.

NLU is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 7,402 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.

NLU Elementary Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NLU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? NLU offers distance education options for elementary teaching at the following degree levels:

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

NLU Elementary Education Rankings

The elementary teaching major at NLU 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 NLU

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

NLU Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

89% Women

66% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of elementary teaching bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% 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 NLU since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% 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 National Louis University with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

NLU Elementary Education Master’s Program

89% Women

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of elementary teaching master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 8% men graduate in elementary teaching each year. NLU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from NLU, 57% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the elementary teaching master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	48
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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 IL, the home state for National Louis University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Elementary School Teachers	65,630	$62,140

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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