by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Delaware” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 42,862 people earned their degree in elementary education, making the major the 17th most popular in the United States.
Across Delaware, there were 367 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 220 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,355 and $24,511 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Delaware” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in elementary education. That schools that top this list have a program in elementary education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Delaware”.
One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important 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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Delaware”.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Delaware that were part of this year’s ranking, Delaware State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Dover, Delaware, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Delaware list. Newark, Delaware is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to 133 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Elementary Education at University of Delaware
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wilmington University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Delaware. New Castle, Delaware is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to 69 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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