Elementary Education at Tennessee Wesleyan University

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

TWU is located in Athens, Tennessee and has a total student population of 1,116.

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.

TWU Elementary Education Degrees Available

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

TWU Elementary Education Rankings

The elementary teaching major at TWU 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 TWU

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

TWU Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of elementary teaching bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% 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 TWU since its program graduates 20% more men than average.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at TWU 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 Tennessee Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

TWU Elementary Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of elementary teaching master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 8% men graduate in elementary teaching each year. TWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from TWU, 88% 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 Tennessee Wesleyan University with a master's in elementary teaching.

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

Related Majors

• Early Childhood Education
• Teacher Education
• 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 TN, the home state for Tennessee Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Elementary School Teachers	28,880	$52,610

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
• Image Credit: By Brian Stansberry under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.