by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major” 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.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 26 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,260 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major” ranking looked at 13 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.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major” list to help you make the college decision.
In addition to College Factual’s rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.
The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree elementary teaching students.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - Commerce is a public institution located in Commerce, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large school located in Greeley, Colorado that handed out 6 doctorate’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Northern Colorado Elementary Education Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major list. University of Georgia is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major list. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Ball State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Muncie, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s elementary teaching degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University at Buffalo landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major ranking. University at Buffalo is a large school located in Buffalo, New York that handed out 1 doctorate’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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Elementary Education at University at Buffalo
The University of Alabama landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major ranking. The University of Alabama is a large public school situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awarded 1 doctorate’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. 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%.
University of Akron Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major ranking, coming in at #8. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Akron, Ohio. It awarded 0 doctorate’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Akron Main Campus Elementary Education Report
Brenau University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major ranking. This small school is located in Gainesville, Georgia, and it awarded 71 doctorate’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 86 doctorate’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Full University of South Carolina - Columbia Elementary Education Report
University of Iowa did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major ranking, coming in at #8. Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 133 doctorate’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Kennesaw State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major ranking. Located in Kennesaw, Georgia, this large public school awarded 268 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Mississippi State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major ranking. Mississippi State is a public institution located in Mississippi State, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 176 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Mississippi State University Elementary Education Report
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
