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Elementary Education at Santa Clara University

Elementary Education at Santa Clara University

If you plan to study elementary education, take a look at what Santa Clara University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SCU is located in Santa Clara, California and has a total student population of 8,616.

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.

SCU Elementary Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Elementary Teaching

SCU Elementary Education Rankings

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at SCU

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

SCU Elementary Education Master’s Program

88% Women
65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 12% of elementary teaching master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 8% men graduate in elementary teaching each year. SCU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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In the elementary teaching master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 65% of degree recipients. That is 41% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 7
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 CA, the home state for Santa Clara University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Elementary School Teachers 162,440 $80,100

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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