Elementary Education at Boston College

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

Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 14,934.

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.

Boston College Elementary Education Degrees Available

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

Boston College Elementary Education Rankings

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at Boston College

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

Boston College Elementary Education Master’s Program

80% Women

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of elementary teaching master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 8% men graduate in elementary teaching each year. Boston College does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

In the elementary teaching master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 30% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 MA, the home state for Boston College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Elementary School Teachers	30,380	$82,600

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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