by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Elementary Education is the 17th most popular major in the country with 43,003 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 5,182 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,183 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 118 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in elementary education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in elementary education.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boricua College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Boricua College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 43 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Cortland. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Cortland, New York, and it awarded 170 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 118 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Oneonta landed the #3 spot on the list. SUNY Oneonta is a medium-sized public school situated in Oneonta, New York. It awarded 146 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 118 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Potsdam landed the #4 spot on the list. SUNY Potsdam is a public institution located in Potsdam, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 58 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St. Thomas Aquinas College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. STAC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sparkill, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Cazenovia College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Cazenovia is located in Cazenovia, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Cazenovia College
SUNY Fredonia came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Fredonia, New York, this small public school handed out 62 degrees to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, Cairn University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cairn is located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Cairn University
SUNY New Paltz did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #9. SUNY New Paltz is a medium-sized school located in New Paltz, New York that handed out 116 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
With a ranking of #10, Buffalo State did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Buffalo State is a public institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 107 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Rider University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rider University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. It awarded 67 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Bryn Athyn College of the New Church is a small school located in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania that handed out 3 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Elementary Education at Bryn Athyn College of the New Church
Centenary University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Centenary University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hackettstown, New Jersey. It awarded 22 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Elementary Education at Centenary University
SUNY Geneseo landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Geneseo, New York, and it awarded 53 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
The College of New Jersey did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #15. TCNJ is located in Ewing, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 89 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
King’s College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. King’s College PA is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. It awarded 24 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Elementary Education at King’s College PA
Rosemont College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Rosemont, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Alfred University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Alfred is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Alfred, New York. It awarded 20 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
SUNY Oswego ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Oswego is located in Oswego, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 75 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #20, Mount St Mary’s University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The Mount is located in Emmitsburg, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Mount St Mary’s University
With a ranking of #21, Saint Peter’s University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Jersey City, New Jersey, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Saint Peter’s College
St. John Fisher College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #22. St. John Fisher College is a small school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 37 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Seton Hill University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Valley Forge did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #24. UVF is a private not-for-profit institution located in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Waynesburg University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Waynesburg University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Elementary Education at Waynesburg University
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