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Elementary Education at Northern Kentucky University

Elementary Education at Northern Kentucky University

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

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and approximately 16,211 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.

NKU Elementary Education Degrees Available

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

NKU Elementary Education Rankings

The elementary teaching major at NKU 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 NKU

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

NKU Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

91% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 9% of elementary teaching bachelor's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

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About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at NKU 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 Northern Kentucky University with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 72
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

NKU Elementary Education Master’s Program

81% Women
4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of elementary teaching master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 8% men graduate in elementary teaching each year. NKU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from NKU, 96% 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 Northern Kentucky University with a master's in elementary teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 45
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Elementary School Teachers 19,150 $53,830

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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