2024 Best Elementary Education Schools in District of Columbia
3Colleges in District of Columbia
74Elementary Teaching Degrees Awarded
Elementary Education is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #17 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in District of Columbia to determine which ones were the best for elementary education students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 74 degrees in elementary education to qualified students.
Your choice of elementary education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Elementary Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The elementary teaching school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Elementary Education Schools in District of Columbia.
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Best Schools for Elementary Education in District of Columbia
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the elementary teaching degree levels they offer.
Top District of Columbia Schools in Elementary Teaching
George Washington University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in elementary education. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 12 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available.
American University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in elementary education. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 8 colleges for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.
There were approximately 27 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at The American University in the most recent data year.
Howard University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in elementary education. Howard is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. This university ranks 6th out of 8 colleges for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.
There were approximately 19 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at Howard in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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Your choice of elementary education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Elementary Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
