Elementary Education at Pacific Lutheran University

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

PLU is located in Tacoma, Washington and has a total student population of 2,907.

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.

PLU Elementary Education Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Teaching

PLU Elementary Education Rankings

The elementary teaching major at PLU 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 PLU

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

PLU Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

60% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of elementary teaching bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% 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 PLU since its program graduates 32% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at PLU 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 Pacific Lutheran University with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Teacher Development & Methodology

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 Pacific Lutheran 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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