by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual reviewed 623 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of elementary education. Combined, these schools handed out 30,802 bachelor's degrees in elementary education to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of elementary education for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality elementary teaching program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for elementary education students working on their bachelor's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Elementary Education Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in elementary education. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in elementary education needs to look into University of Maryland - College Park. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary education from University of Maryland - College Park
Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in elementary education has to take a look at The College of New Jersey. TCNJ is a medium-sized public college located in the large suburb of Ewing.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary education from The College of New Jersey
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a wonderful decision for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in elementary education. UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Champaign.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary education from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Indiana University - Bloomington is a great option for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in elementary education. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary education from Indiana University - Bloomington
Located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary education from University of Nevada - Las Vegas
UNI is a medium-sized public university located in the small city of Cedar Falls.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary education from University of Northern Iowa
NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary education from New York University
Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary education from Western Washington University
Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary education from University of Delaware
Wazzu is a very large public university located in the town of Pullman.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary education from Washington State University
Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary education from Loyola University Chicago
CWU is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of Ellensburg.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary education from Central Washington University
NAU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Flagstaff.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary education from Northern Arizona University
Towson is a large public university located in the small city of Towson.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary education from Towson University
UARK is a very large public university located in the small city of Fayetteville.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary education from University of Arkansas
Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary education from Purdue University - Main Campus
UMN Twin Cities is a very large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary education from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary education from Brigham Young University - Provo
Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary education from University of Central Florida
Clemson is a very large public university located in the suburb of Clemson.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary education from Clemson University
Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary education from Rider University
Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary education from Arizona State University - Tempe
Iowa State is a very large public university located in the small city of Ames.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary education from Iowa State University
Located in the city of Honolulu, UH Manoa is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary education from University of Hawaii at Manoa
Illinois State is a very large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary education from Illinois State University
This list represents the remainder of the colleges awarded a Best Elementary Education Bachelor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 623 different United States elementary education schools we analyzed.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Elementary Education Bachelor's Degree Schools award.
View the Best Elementary Education Bachelor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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