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Elementary Education at East Carolina University

Elementary Education at East Carolina University

Every elementary education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the elementary teaching program at East Carolina University stacks up to those at other schools.

ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and approximately 28,798 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.

ECU Elementary Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at ECU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

ECU does offer online education options in elementary teaching for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

ECU Elementary Education Rankings

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at ECU

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

ECU Elementary Education Master’s Program

100% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of elementary teaching master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from ECU, 74% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 14
International Students 0
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 NC, the home state for East Carolina University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Elementary School Teachers 40,830 $46,500

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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