If you pursue a degree in elementary education, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #17 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Wyoming to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of elementary education. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 198 degrees in elementary education annually.
The elementary teaching program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Elementary Education rankings. We derive our Best Overall Elementary Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Elementary Education Schools in Wyoming list to help you make the college decision.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the elementary teaching degrees they offer, see the list below.
Every student pursuing a degree in elementary education needs to take a look at University of Wyoming. UW is a large public university located in the town of Laramie. A Best Colleges rank of #841 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW is a great university overall.
There were roughly 105 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at UW in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in elementary education needs to check out Northern Wyoming Community College District. Located in the remote town of Sheridan, Northern Wyoming Community College District is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1175 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Northern Wyoming Community College District is a great college overall.
There were approximately 16 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at Northern Wyoming Community College District in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in elementary education needs to look into Laramie County Community College. Located in the rural area of Cheyenne, LCCC is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 3rd out of 7 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wyoming.
There were about 28 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at LCCC in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in elementary education needs to look into Western Wyoming Community College. WWCC is a small public college located in the remote town of Rock Springs. This college ranks 4th out of 7 schools for overall quality in the state of Wyoming.
There were about 13 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at WWCC in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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