Elementary Education and Teaching

A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the elementary grades, which may include kindergarten through grade eight, depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all elementary education subject matter.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 1115 institutions across the United States, with a total of 125325 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

265

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

1,817

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

29,837

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

468

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

8,984

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

331

degrees awarded

Other Awards

83,623

awards given

Top Schools for Elementary Education and Teaching

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Western Governors University Salt Lake City, UT	8,415
2	Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ	4,380
3	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	2,085
4	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	1,008
5	University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	999
6	University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg, KY	930
7	University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix, AZ	918
8	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	900
9	Illinois State University Normal, IL	867
10	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	861
11	University of West Alabama Livingston, AL	834
12	University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA	831
13	University of the People Pasadena, CA	804
14	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS	783
15	Washington State University Pullman, WA	750
16	CUNY Queens College Queens, NY	711
17	Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS	693
18	Wichita State University Wichita, KS	678
19	Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO	663
20	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	642
21	Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI	642
22	University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS	636
23	Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA	630
24	East Carolina University Greenville, NC	630
25	Iowa State University Ames, IA	627
26	Ball State University Muncie, IN	597
27	SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY	585
28	Appalachian State University Boone, NC	570
29	Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA	549
30	University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO	510
31	William Carey University Hattiesburg, MS	501
32	Emporia State University Emporia, KS	501
33	CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	489
34	University of Delaware Newark, DE	483
35	State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	480
36	Utah State University Logan, UT	480
37	State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, NY	468
38	Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA	468
39	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	465
40	Mercer University Macon, GA	447
41	Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KS	447
42	Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, AL	444
43	University of Mississippi University, MS	441
44	University of North Alabama Florence, AL	432
45	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	432
46	University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO	432
47	University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE	420
48	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR	411
49	University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	408
50	Kean University Union, NJ	408
51	University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE	405
52	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	405
53	Winona State University Winona, MN	402
54	Weber State University Ogden, UT	399
55	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI	390
56	Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY	384
57	National Louis University Chicago, IL	384
58	University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC	384
59	Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY	384
60	Troy University Troy, AL	381
61	Utah Valley University Orem, UT	381
62	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	378
63	University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO	378
64	Georgia Southwestern State University Americus, GA	375
65	Alder Graduate School of Education Redwood City, CA	375
66	CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	372
67	Fort Hays State University Hays, KS	369
68	Walden University Minneapolis, MN	369
69	Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN	367
70	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	366
71	SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY	366
72	The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	363
73	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI	357
74	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	348
75	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	348
76	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	348
77	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	342
78	James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	339
79	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE	336
80	University of North Georgia Dahlonega, GA	336
81	Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, ID	333
82	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM	321
83	The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	315
84	Brenau University Gainesville, GA	315
85	Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL	312
86	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	312
87	University of Massachusetts Global Irvine, CA	309
88	Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	309
89	Wilmington University New Castle, DE	306
90	SUNY College at Potsdam Potsdam, NY	300
91	Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN	300
92	Florida International University Miami, FL	297
93	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI	294
94	Worcester State University Worcester, MA	291
95	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	288
96	Valley City State University Valley City, ND	288
97	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK	282
98	Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL	282
99	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI	276
100	Clemson University Clemson, SC	276