Elementary Education at American University

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

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 14,001 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.

The American University Elementary Education Degrees Available

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

The American University Elementary Education Rankings

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at The American University

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

The American University Elementary Education Master’s Program

85% Women

45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of elementary teaching master's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 8% men graduate in elementary teaching each year. The American University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the elementary teaching master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 DC, the home state for American University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Elementary School Teachers	3,260	$79,480

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
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