Elementary Education at Whitworth University

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

Whitworth is located in Spokane, Washington and has a total student population of 2,756.

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.

Whitworth Elementary Education Degrees Available

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

Whitworth Elementary Education Rankings

The elementary teaching major at Whitworth 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 Whitworth

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

Whitworth Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 5% of elementary teaching bachelor's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at Whitworth are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Whitworth University with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	29
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Whitworth Elementary Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of elementary teaching master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 8% men graduate in elementary teaching each year. Whitworth does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 42% more men than average.

Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from Whitworth, 88% 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 Whitworth University with a master's in elementary teaching.

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

Related Majors

• Montessori Teacher Education
• 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 WA, the home state for Whitworth 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 Charlesdrakew under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.