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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 Alabama” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Elementary Education is the 17th most popular major in the country with 43,003 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Alabama, there were 1,370 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Alabama” ranking analyzed 23 colleges that offered a degree in elementary education. To top this list, a school must have a successful elementary education program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Alabama”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of West Alabama. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Alabama list. University of West Alabama is a medium-sized school located in Livingston, Alabama that handed out 313 ’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Elementary Education at University of West Alabama
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Alabama. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Alabama list. This large school is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and it awarded 123 ’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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Troy University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Alabama list. TROY is located in Troy, Alabama and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 125 ’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Alabama. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Alabama. USA is a fairly large school located in Mobile, Alabama that handed out 110 ’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 23 schools in the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Athens State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Athens State University is located in Athens, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 109 ’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Jacksonville State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Alabama list. This medium-sized school is located in Jacksonville, Alabama, and it awarded 106 ’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Elementary Education at Jacksonville State University
University of North Alabama came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Alabama ranking. Located in Florence, Alabama, this medium-sized public school awarded 108 degrees to qualified ’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Elementary Education at University of North Alabama
With a ranking of #8, Auburn University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Alabama list. Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 76 ’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, 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%.
University of Montevallo came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Alabama ranking. This small school is located in Montevallo, Alabama, and it awarded 61 ’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Auburn University at Montgomery did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Alabama list. AUM is a public institution located in Montgomery, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 66 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Elementary Education at Auburn University at Montgomery
University of Alabama at Birmingham came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Alabama ranking. UAB is a large school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 54 ’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Elementary Education at University of Alabama at Birmingham
Faulkner University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Alabama ranking. This small school is located in Montgomery, Alabama, and it awarded 24 ’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Alabama in Huntsville did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Alabama ranking, coming in at #13. UAH is located in Huntsville, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 ’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Samford University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Alabama ranking. Samford is a private not-for-profit institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 17 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #14, University of Mobile did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Alabama list. University of Mobile is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mobile, Alabama. It awarded 17 ’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Elementary Education at University of Mobile
Spring Hill College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Alabama ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Mobile, Alabama, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified ’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 Spring Hill College
Alabama A & M University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Alabama ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Normal, Alabama, and it awarded 7 ’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Alabama State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Alabama ranking. Alabama State is a small public school situated in Montgomery, Alabama. It awarded 7 ’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Stillman College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Alabama ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified ’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Stillman College
With a ranking of #20, Huntingdon College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Alabama list. Huntingdon College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Montgomery, Alabama. It awarded 5 ’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, Miles College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Alabama list. This small school is located in Fairfield, Alabama, and it awarded 1 ’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Tuskegee University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Alabama ranking, coming in at #21. Tuskegee is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tuskegee, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Oakwood University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Elementary Teaching Major in Alabama list. Oakwood is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Huntsville, Alabama. It awarded 0 ’s elementary teaching degrees 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.
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