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Elementary Education at National Louis University

Elementary Education at National Louis University

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

NLU is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,402.

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.

NLU Elementary Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NLU

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.

NLU 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

NLU Elementary Education Rankings

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at NLU

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

NLU Elementary Education Master’s Program

89% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of elementary teaching master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 8% men graduate in elementary teaching each year. NLU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from NLU, 57% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the elementary teaching master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 48
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

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 IL, the home state for National Louis University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Elementary School Teachers 65,630 $62,140

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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