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Most Popular Schools for Early Childhood Education and Teaching Major & Degree Program

A program that prepares individuals to teach students ranging in age from infancy through eight years (grade three), depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all relevant subject matter.


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Rank School Name Students % of Total Total On-Campus Cost
1 Ashford University 977 10% $13,230
2 Ivy Tech Community College 738 3% $5,788
3 Grand Canyon University 601 3% $32,100
4 California State University-Fullerton 471 4% $27,738
5 California State University-Sacramento 389 5% $26,454
6 Liberty University 363 2% $40,075
7 Wake Technical Community College 326 4% $4,268
8 South Texas College 325 5% $4,980
9 California State University-Northridge 312 3% $22,969
10 Pitt Community College 287 11% $3,530
11 Walden University 287 3% $13,020
12 Rasmussen College-Florida 273 7% $11,115
13 California State University-Los Angeles 248 4% $26,139
14 San Jose State University 247 3% $29,193
15 West Chester University of Pennsylvania 223 5% $27,074
16 Fayetteville Technical Community College 220 6% $3,964
17 San Diego State University 197 2% $29,318
18 Northwest Vista College 194 8% $4,311
19 Florida International University 186 1% $23,506
20 Lone Star College System 183 2% $4,150
21 California State University-Dominguez Hills 177 4% $23,722
22 University of Washington-Seattle Campus 170 1% $27,638
23 University of Georgia 164 2% $26,688
24 Mercy College 153 6% $38,200
25 CUNY Brooklyn College 153 4% $8,604
26 The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga 153 6% $23,614
27 Bates Technical College 151 14% $6,316
28 Central Piedmont Community College 150 4% $4,429
29 Ohio University-Main Campus 147 2% $28,986
30 National University 144 3% $15,024
31 San Francisco State University 142 2% $27,480
32 Lake Washington Institute of Technology 134 10% $5,259
33 Walla Walla Community College 132 8% $5,455
34 Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom 129 7% $18,404
35 Columbia Basin College 127 8% $18,068
36 Northeast Wisconsin Technical College 125 4% $6,439
37 Pikes Peak Community College 125 3% $5,640
38 Urban College of Boston 123 81% $8,024
39 Kent State University at Kent 120 2% $25,886
40 Big Bend Community College 120 11% $15,981
41 Red Rocks Community College 118 4% $5,958
42 California State University-Fresno 115 2% $21,418
43 Miami University-Oxford 114 2% $33,229
44 Clark College 113 5% $5,157
45 Valdosta State University 112 5% $21,320
46 Stanly Community College 112 10% $4,037
47 North Seattle College 112 8% $5,331
48 Highline College 109 7% $4,896
49 Towson University 108 2% $26,834
50 Rasmussen College-Minnesota 106 6% $11,115
51 Skagit Valley College 104 8% $18,000
52 Milwaukee Area Technical College 104 3% $7,039
53 Nash Community College 103 11% $4,032
54 Pacific Oaks College 101 22% $15,424
55 Everett Community College 99 5% $18,204
56 Alamance Community College 97 8% $6,322
57 University of Mount Olive 97 10% $32,500
58 Central Carolina Community College 96 7% $4,304
59 Olympic College 96 4% $18,621
60 Davidson County Community College 96 7% $4,468
61 Palo Alto College 95 5% $4,311
62 Georgia Military College 95 5% $18,051
63 Whatcom Community College 94 7% $16,731
64 Tarrant County College District 94 1% $3,266
65 Spokane Falls Community College 90 7% $4,681
66 Wenatchee Valley College 89 7% $14,760
67 Community College of Denver 88 6% $6,550
68 Utah Valley University 88 1% $6,450
69 University of South Carolina-Columbia 87 1% $28,301
70 Salem State University 87 4% $27,384
71 Georgia Piedmont Technical College 87 4% $4,904
72 Yakima Valley College 86 6% $17,343
73 Forsyth Technical Community College 85 5% $3,899
74 Green River College 85 3% $4,923
75 Guilford Technical Community College 84 4% $3,709
76 Arizona Western College 84 4% $17,379
77 American International College 84 8% $52,680
78 University of Nevada-Las Vegas 84 2% $24,035
79 University of Central Florida 82 1% $22,548
80 Northcentral Technical College 82 4% $16,142
81 Atlanta Technical College 82 4% $4,120
82 Arkansas State University-Main Campus 81 2% $23,101
83 California State University-Bakersfield 81 4% $26,009
84 Saint Augustine College 81 26% $12,600
85 National Louis University 79 5% $31,050
86 Front Range Community College 79 2% $5,786
87 Pueblo Community College 77 3% $7,179
88 Madison Area Technical College 75 2% $6,367
89 Central New Mexico Community College 75 1% $3,066
90 Southern Crescent Technical College 74 3% $5,842
91 Central Georgia Technical College 74 2% $4,378
92 Rasmussen College-Illinois 73 10% $11,115
93 Illinois State University 72 1% $29,758
94 Oregon State University 72 1% $26,892
95 Portland Community College 72 1% $6,029
96 Colorado Mountain College 72 5% $14,146
97 Edinboro University of Pennsylvania 71 5% $25,600
98 Capella University 71 1% $15,011
99 Albany Technical College 71 3% $3,512
100 Cleveland State University 70 2% $29,045

This list indicates the number of students that completed the Early Childhood Education and Teaching program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.