Elementary Education at Eastern Connecticut State University

What traits are you looking for in a elementary teaching school? To help you decide if Eastern Connecticut State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's elementary teaching program.

ECSU is located in Willimantic, Connecticut and has a total student population of 4,644.

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.

ECSU Elementary Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at ECSU

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, ECSU does offer online courses in elementary teaching for the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

ECSU Elementary Education Rankings

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at ECSU

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

ECSU Elementary Education Master’s Program

82% Women

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of elementary teaching master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 8% men graduate in elementary teaching each year. ECSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from ECSU, 82% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
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 CT, the home state for Eastern Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Elementary School Teachers	16,320	$75,480

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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