by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Elementary Education is the 17th most popular major in the country with 42,862 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across Oklahoma, there were 684 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 449 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,230 and $21,157 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma” ranking, we looked at 23 colleges that offer a degree in elementary education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their elementary education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 Oklahoma”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for oklahoma bachelor’s degree elementary teaching students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Christian University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma list. Located in Bethany, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma. USAO is located in Chickasha, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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 Bacone College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma list. Bacone College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Muskogee, Oklahoma. It awarded 0 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma that were part of this year’s ranking, Randall University landed the #4 spot on the list. Moore, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Randall University
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #5 spot on the list. NWOSU is a public institution located in Alva, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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 more about Elementary Education at Northwestern Oklahoma State University
Cameron University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma list. Cameron University is a small school located in Lawton, Oklahoma that handed out 23 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
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 Cameron University
Oklahoma Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma ranking, coming in at #7. Oklahoma Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Shawnee, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Read more about Elementary Education at Oklahoma Baptist University
Southwestern Oklahoma State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma ranking. This small school is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Northeastern State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma ranking. NSU is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 61 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Southeastern Oklahoma State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma ranking. Located in Durant, Oklahoma, this medium-sized public school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
Full Oklahoma Wesleyan University Elementary Education Report
With a ranking of #12, University of Central Oklahoma did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma list. University of Central Oklahoma is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 68 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Central Oklahoma Elementary Education Report
With a ranking of #13, East Central University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma list. ECU is a small public school situated in Ada, Oklahoma. It awarded 17 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Oral Roberts University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma ranking. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to 12 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Elementary Education at Oral Roberts University
Oklahoma Panhandle State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma ranking, coming in at #15. Goodwell, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to 11 students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read more about Elementary Education at Oklahoma Panhandle State University
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma ranking. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 82 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Southern Nazarene University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma list. Bethany, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
Full Southern Nazarene University Elementary Education Report
Langston University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma ranking, coming in at #18. Langston University is a small public school situated in Langston, Oklahoma. It awarded 0 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Oklahoma Christian University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma ranking. Oklahoma Christian University is a small school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 3 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Read more about Elementary Education at Oklahoma Christian University
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma ranking. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 49 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Elementary Education at University of Oklahoma
Mid-America Christian University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma list. Mid-America Christian University is a small school located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that handed out 1 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Mid-America Christian University Elementary Education Report
Oklahoma City University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma ranking, coming in at #22. OCU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It awarded 2 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
University of Tulsa came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Oklahoma ranking. University of Tulsa is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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