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2025 Best Elementary Education Schools in Delaware

4 Colleges in Delaware
367 Elementary Teaching Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in elementary education, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #17 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Delaware to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of elementary education. Combined, these schools handed out 367 degrees in elementary education to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Elementary Education School

Best Elementary Education Schools in Delaware The elementary teaching program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Elementary Education rankings. We derive our Best Overall Elementary Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Elementary Education Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Elementary Teaching
Bachelor's Degrees in Elementary Teaching
Master's Degrees in Elementary Teaching

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Elementary Education Schools in Delaware list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Elementary Education in Delaware

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the elementary teaching degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Delaware Schools in Elementary Teaching

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DE
156 Elementary Teaching Degrees Awarded

University of Delaware is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in elementary education. UD is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Newark. A Best Colleges rank of #96 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UD is a great university overall.

There were approximately 156 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Wilmington University crest
Wilmington University
New Castle, DE
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In DE
93 Elementary Teaching Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat Wilmington University if you wish to pursue a degree in elementary education. Located in the large suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 3 schools for overall quality in the state of Delaware.

There were approximately 93 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at Wilmington University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in elementary education from Wilmington University

3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In DE
100 Elementary Teaching Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Delaware Technical Community College - Terry if you wish to pursue a degree in elementary education. Delaware Tech is a large public college located in the city of Dover. A Best Colleges rank of #478 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Delaware Tech is a great college overall.

There were about 100 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at Delaware Tech in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in elementary education from Delaware Technical Community College - Terry

4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In DE

Every student pursuing a degree in elementary education needs to look into Delaware State University. Located in the city of Dover, Del State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 1409th out of 2,152 schools for overall quality nationwide.

There were about 18 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at Del State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Elementary Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Elementary Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 2,808
Pennsylvania 978 543
Maryland 618 620
New Jersey 614 730
District of Columbia 441 72

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Elementary Education is one of 13 different types of Teacher Education Grade Specific programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Early Childhood Education 71
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 32
Secondary Education 10
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching 3
Teacher Education 2

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