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About Elementary Education and Teaching

Elementary Education and Teaching programs prepare 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.

Arizona grants the most Associates degrees in Elementary Education and Teaching of all US states with 286 degrees being awarded last year. Students wanting to major in Elementary Education and Teaching can expect approximately 8% percent of their fellow classmates to be men and 92% percent to be women. Most students graduating in this field earn a Bachelors degree. The average starting salary for a graduate with a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education and Teaching is $34,700.

Popularity of Elementary Education and Teaching Degrees in the U.S.
This heat map represents the states that have the highest percent of Elementary Education and Teaching degrees compared to all other degrees awarded in that state.
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Student Demographics

Total Students
2,039
Female Students
1,878 (92%)
Male Students
161 (7%)
White (1,155, 57%)
Hispanic or Latino (372, 18%)
Black or African American (207, 10%)
American Indian or Alaska Native (73, 4%)
Two or more races (73, 4%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (58, 3%)
Race/ethnicity unknown (54, 3%)
Asian (29, 1%)
U.S. Nonresident (18, 1%)

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