by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 43,003 people earned their degree in elementary education, making the major the 17th most popular in the United States.
Across Washington, there were 1,024 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 756 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,905 and $22,558 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in elementary education. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in elementary education.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for washington bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students.
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. CWU is a public institution located in Ellensburg, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 385 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Elementary Education at Central Washington University
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Wazzu is a large school located in Pullman, Washington that handed out 182 bachelors’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%.
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Washington University landed the #3 spot on the list. Eastern Washington University is a public institution located in Cheney, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Elementary Education at Eastern Washington University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Whitworth University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s. Whitworth University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Spokane, Washington. It awarded 33 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Pacific Lutheran University landed the #5 spot on the list. Pacific Lutheran University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tacoma, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Pacific Lutheran University Elementary Education Report
With a ranking of #6, Western Washington University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s list. Bellingham, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Saint Martin’s University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s list. Lacey, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Whitworth University - Adult Degree Programs landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s ranking. Whitworth University - Adult Degree Programs is located in Spokane, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Elementary Education at Whitworth University - Adult Degree Programs
Northwest University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. Kirkland, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
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.
Read more about Elementary Education at Northwest University
With a ranking of #10, Heritage University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s list. Heritage University is a small school located in Toppenish, Washington that handed out 12 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Heritage University
Walla Walla University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in College Place, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Walla Walla University
Northwest University - College of Adult and Professional Studies came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s ranking. Northwest University CAPS is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Kirkland, Washington. It awarded 2 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Elementary Education at Northwest University CAPS
University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s list. UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 83 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
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