by our College Data Analytics TeamElementary Education is a concentration offered under the teacher education grade specific major at Western Governors University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in elementary teaching, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,500 | $7,500 |
| Fees | $290 | $290 |
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that WGU offers online option in its elementary teaching master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WGU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 88.2% of the elementary teaching students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 88.6%.
Around 12.0% of elementary teaching master’s degree recipients at WGU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 25%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 14 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 388 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 28 |
*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.
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