Elementary Education at The University of Alabama

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

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and has a total student population of 37,840.

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.

UA Elementary Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UA

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

UA Elementary Education Rankings

The elementary teaching major at UA 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.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in elementary teaching, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at UA

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

UA Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 5% of elementary teaching bachelor's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at UA 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 The University of Alabama with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	77
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UA Elementary Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of elementary teaching master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from UA, 92% 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 The University of Alabama with a master's in elementary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	24
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• 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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Elementary School Teachers	23,850	$49,850

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 Deutschlandreform under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.