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Elementary Education at University of South Carolina - Columbia

Elementary Education at University of South Carolina - Columbia

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

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and approximately 35,470 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.

UofSC Elementary Education Degrees Available

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

UofSC Elementary Education Rankings

The elementary teaching major at UofSC 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 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in elementary teaching, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at UofSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the elementary teaching majors at University of South Carolina - Columbia.

UofSC Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

94% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 6% of elementary teaching bachelor's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at UofSC 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 South Carolina - Columbia with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 57
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

UofSC Elementary Education Master’s Program

94% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 6% of elementary teaching master's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

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In the elementary teaching master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Carolina - Columbia with a master's in elementary teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Occupation Jobs in SC Average Salary in SC
Elementary School Teachers 22,530 $51,240

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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