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In 2020-2021, 43,003 people earned their degree in elementary education, making the major the 17th most popular in the United States.
Across Oklahoma, there were 661 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 466 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,150 and $25,612 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma” ranking, we looked at 23 colleges that offer a degree in elementary education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their elementary education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for oklahoma bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students.
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Christian University landed the #1 spot on the list. SCU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bethany, Oklahoma. It awarded 5 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma. University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma is a public institution located in Chickasha, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma that were part of this year’s ranking, Bacone College landed the #3 spot on the list. Bacone College is a small school located in Muskogee, Oklahoma that handed out 2 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Randall University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma list. This small school is located in Moore, Oklahoma, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma list. Located in Alva, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Cameron University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma ranking, coming in at #6. Cameron University is located in Lawton, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Cameron University
Oklahoma Baptist University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma list. Located in Shawnee, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Southwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma ranking. Weatherford, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Elementary Education at Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Northeastern State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma ranking. NSU is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 61 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Elementary Education at Northeastern State University
Southeastern Oklahoma State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma list. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a medium-sized school located in Durant, Oklahoma that handed out 45 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southeastern Oklahoma State University Elementary Education Report
Oklahoma Wesleyan University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma ranking. OKWU or OWU is a small school located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma that handed out 5 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
University of Central Oklahoma landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma ranking. Edmond, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to 59 students in 2020-2021.
East Central University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma ranking. Located in Ada, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Elementary Education at East Central University
Oral Roberts University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma ranking. Oral Roberts University is a small school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 11 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Oklahoma Panhandle State University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma list. Located in Goodwell, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma ranking. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 80 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
Southern Nazarene University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma list. Southern Nazarene University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethany, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Langston University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma ranking. Located in Langston, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Oklahoma Christian University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma list. OC is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma ranking, coming in at #20. University of Oklahoma is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Elementary Education Report
Mid-America Christian University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma list. MACU is a small school located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that handed out 2 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Mid-America Christian University
Oklahoma City University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma ranking. OCU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It awarded 2 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 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%.
University of Tulsa ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma list. University of Tulsa is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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