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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education in Virginia

7 Ranked Colleges
456 Degrees Awarded
$32,200 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Virginia

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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 Virginia, there were 926 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 456 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,799 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Virginia” ranking, we looked at 7 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.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Virginia

The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia master’s degree elementary teaching students.

Top 7 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education in Virginia

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University of Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mary Washington. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Virginia. University of Mary Washington is located in Fredericksburg, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.

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%.

Read more about Elementary Education at UMW

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Old Dominion University
Norfolk, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Old Dominion University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Virginia. Norfolk, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s elementary teaching degrees to 75 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Old Dominion

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Liberty University
Lynchburg, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Virginia. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 326 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Liberty University Elementary Education Report

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Marymount University
Arlington, Virginia

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Marymount University landed the #4 spot on the list. Marymount University is a small school located in Arlington, Virginia that handed out 14 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Marymount

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Hampton University
Hampton, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hampton University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Virginia. Hampton, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s elementary teaching degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Hampton

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University of Richmond
University of Richmond, Virginia

University of Richmond landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Virginia ranking. URichmond is located in University of Richmond, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, 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 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Elementary Education at URichmond

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Regent University
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Regent University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #7. Regent is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Elementary Education at Regent

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