by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Mississippi” ranking.
Elementary Education is the 17th most popular major in the country with 43,003 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Mississippi, there were 1,128 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 824 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,502 and $27,577 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Mississippi” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in elementary education. That schools that top this list have a program in elementary education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Mississippi” list to help you make the college decision.
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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 Mississippi”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Blue Mountain College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Mississippi. Blue Mountain College is a small school located in Blue Mountain, Mississippi that handed out 43 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Blue Mountain College
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Delta State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Delta State University is a small school located in Cleveland, Mississippi that handed out 73 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Elementary Education at Delta State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William Carey University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Mississippi. Hattiesburg, Mississippi is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to 86 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tougaloo College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Mississippi list. Located in Tougaloo, Mississippi, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi University for Women landed the #5 spot on the list. Mississippi University for Women is a small public school situated in Columbus, Mississippi. It awarded 43 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Mississippi Valley State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Mississippi list. Mississippi Valley State University is a public institution located in Itta Bena, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Mississippi Valley State University Elementary Education Report
University of Southern Mississippi ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Mississippi list. University of Southern Mississippi is a fairly large school located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi that handed out 130 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Elementary Education at University of Southern Mississippi
Jackson State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Mississippi list. Jackson State is a medium-sized public school situated in Jackson, Mississippi. It awarded 52 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Mississippi College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Mississippi list. Mississippi College is a small school located in Clinton, Mississippi that handed out 44 bachelors’s elementary teaching 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 full report on Elementary Education at Mississippi College
Mississippi State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Mississippi ranking. This large school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and it awarded 169 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.
Read more about Elementary Education at Mississippi State University
University of Mississippi did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Mississippi ranking, coming in at #11. University, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to 142 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Alcorn State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Mississippi ranking, coming in at #12. Alcorn State University is located in Alcorn State, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Belhaven University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Mississippi ranking. Belhaven University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jackson, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Rust College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Mississippi ranking. This small school is located in Holly Springs, Mississippi, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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