Elementary Education at Western Governors University

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

WGU is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a total student population of 147,866.

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.

WGU Elementary Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at WGU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, WGU does offer online courses in elementary teaching for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

WGU Elementary Education Rankings

The elementary teaching major at WGU 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 WGU

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

WGU Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of elementary teaching bachelor's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at WGU 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 Western Governors University with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	35
Hispanic or Latino	118
White	1,156
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	171

WGU Elementary Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of elementary teaching master's degrees went to men and 87% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 8% men graduate in elementary teaching each year. WGU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from WGU, 73% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	32
Black or African American	31
Hispanic or Latino	80
White	949
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	216

Related Majors

• Early Childhood 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 UT, the home state for Western Governors University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Elementary School Teachers	11,990	$59,880

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.