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. 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 for a Doctorate” 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 “Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 13 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.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major for a Doctorate”.
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Commerce, Texas, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Texas A&M University - Commerce Elementary Education Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major for a Doctorate 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Elementary Education at University of Northern Colorado
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major for a Doctorate. Located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Rutgers University - New Brunswick
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ball State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major for a Doctorate. Ball State is a large public school situated in Muncie, Indiana. It awarded 1 doctorate’s elementary teaching 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major for a Doctorate list. Buffalo, New York 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 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #5 spot on the list. The University of Alabama is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 1 doctorate’s elementary teaching degrees 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
University of Akron Main Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major for a Doctorate ranking. Located in Akron, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified doctorate’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Akron Main Campus Elementary Education Report
University of Iowa landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major for a Doctorate ranking. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 133 doctorate’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Brenau University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major for a Doctorate ranking. Brenau is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Gainesville, Georgia. It awarded 71 doctorate’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #8. University of South Carolina - Columbia is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 86 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 90%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of South Carolina - Columbia Elementary Education Report
With a ranking of #8, Kennesaw State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major for a Doctorate list. Kennesaw State University is a large school located in Kennesaw, Georgia that handed out 268 doctorate’s elementary teaching degrees 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%.
With a ranking of #8, Mississippi State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major for a Doctorate list. Mississippi State, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s elementary teaching degrees to 176 students 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.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Mississippi State
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