Elementary Education at University of Alaska Southeast

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

UAS is located in Juneau, Alaska and has a total student population of 2,070.

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.

UAS Elementary Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UAS

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UAS offers distance education options for elementary teaching at the following degree levels:

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

UAS Elementary Education Rankings

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at UAS

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

UAS Elementary Education Master’s Program

75% Women

19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of elementary teaching master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 8% men graduate in elementary teaching each year. UAS does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from UAS, 75% 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 University of Alaska Southeast with a master's in elementary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Secondary Education

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 AK, the home state for University of Alaska Southeast.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
Elementary School Teachers	3,870	$74,070

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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