Elementary Education at University of Kentucky
UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and approximately 29,986 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.
UK Elementary Education Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Teaching
UK Elementary Education Rankings
The elementary teaching major at UK 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 UK
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the elementary teaching majors at University of Kentucky.
UK Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program
About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at UK 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 University of Kentucky with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
White | 57 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Related Majors
- Early Childhood Education
- College/Postsecondary/University Teaching
- Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods
- Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching
- 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 KY, the home state for University of Kentucky.
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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Seicer under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.