Elementary Education at Western Illinois University

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

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and approximately 7,490 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.

WIU Elementary Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at WIU

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.

WIU does offer online education options in elementary teaching for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

WIU Elementary Education Rankings

The elementary teaching major at WIU 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 WIU

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

WIU Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of elementary teaching bachelor's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at WIU 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 Illinois University with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	36
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WIU Elementary Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 4% of elementary teaching master's degrees went to men and 96% went to women.

Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from WIU, 96% 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 Western Illinois University with a master's in elementary teaching.

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

Related Majors

• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching

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 IL, the home state for Western Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Elementary School Teachers	65,630	$62,140

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 IlliniGradResearch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.