by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 16 schools in Wisconsin to determine which ones were the best for elementary education students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,063 bachelor's degrees in elementary education during the 2022-2023 academic year.
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 include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection 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.
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 the Best Elementary Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Wisconsin.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in elementary education.
It's hard to beat University of Wisconsin - Madison if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in elementary education. UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the large city of Madison.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary education from University of Wisconsin - Madison
Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in elementary education needs to take a look at Marquette University. Marquette is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Milwaukee.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary education from Marquette University
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater is a great option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in elementary education. Located in the town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary education from University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
University of Wisconsin - River Falls is a good choice for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in elementary education. UW - River Falls is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of River Falls.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary education from University of Wisconsin - River Falls
UW Oshkosh is a fairly large public university located in the city of Oshkosh.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary education from University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
UW - La Crosse is a fairly large public university located in the city of La Crosse.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary education from University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
UW - Stevens Point is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Stevens Point.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary education from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
Located in the city of Milwaukee, Alverno is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary education from Alverno College
Located in the city of Waukesha, Carroll U is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary education from Carroll University
Located in the midsize suburb of De Pere, SNC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in elementary education from Saint Norbert College
Explore all the Best Elementary Education Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
One of 13 majors within the Teacher Education Grade Specific area of study, Elementary Education has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Early Childhood Education | 179 |
| Secondary Education | 42 |
| Teacher Education | 33 |
| Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching | 19 |
