by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Alaska for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 43,003 people earned their degree in elementary education, making the major the 17th most popular in the United States.
Across Alaska, there were 80 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 47 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,855 and $24,086 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Alaska for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in elementary education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular elementary education programs in the United States.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The elementary teaching school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Alaska for a Bachelor’s”.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Alaska for a Bachelor’s”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Alaska for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Alaska Fairbanks is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Elementary Education at University of Alaska Fairbanks
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Southeast. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Alaska for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Juneau, Alaska, and it awarded 19 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.
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