Elementary Education at Washington State University

Every elementary education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the elementary teaching program at Washington State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and approximately 31,159 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.

Wazzu Elementary Education Degrees Available

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

Wazzu Elementary Education Rankings

The elementary teaching major at Wazzu 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 Wazzu

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

Wazzu Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of elementary teaching bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% 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 Wazzu since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at Wazzu are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its elementary teaching bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	57
White	133
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

Wazzu Elementary Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of elementary teaching master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 8% men graduate in elementary teaching each year. Wazzu does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from Wazzu, 84% 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 Washington State University with a master's in elementary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Secondary Education
• Teacher 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 WA, the home state for Washington State University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Elementary School Teachers	26,900	$65,180

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 {} under License

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