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2024 Best Early Childhood Education Schools in Arkansas

3 Colleges in Arkansas
351 Child development Degrees Awarded
Early Childhood Education is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #34 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Early Childhood Education Schools in Arkansas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 351 degrees in early childhood education to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Early Childhood Education School

Best Early Childhood Education Schools in Arkansas Your choice of early childhood education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Early Childhood Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

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Associate Degrees in Child development
Bachelor's Degrees in Child development
Master's Degrees in Child development

The child development 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 Early Childhood Education Schools in Arkansas. 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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Best Schools for Early Childhood Education in Arkansas

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 child development degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Arkansas Schools in Child development

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AR
99 Child development Degrees Awarded

Arkansas State University - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in early childhood education. A-State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Jonesboro. A Best Colleges rank of #610 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means A-State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 99 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at A-State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Arkansas State University - Main Campus

2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In AR
43 Child development Degrees Awarded

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in early childhood education. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a medium-sized public university located in the remote town of Magnolia. This university ranks 14th out of 34 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.

There were approximately 43 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In AR
40 Child development Degrees Awarded

University of Arkansas - Fort Smith is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in early childhood education. UAFS is a medium-sized public university located in the small city of Fort Smith. This university ranks 13th out of 34 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.

There were about 40 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at UAFS in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from University of Arkansas - Fort Smith

Best Early Childhood Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Early Childhood Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Florida7151,201
North Carolina7101,012
Georgia6901,167
Virginia630383
Tennessee624185
South Carolina530539
Kentucky51883
Mississippi50132
Alabama500276
Louisiana489119
West Virginia4104

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Early Childhood Education is one of 13 different types of Teacher Education Grade Specific programs to choose from.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Elementary Education471
Teacher Development & Methodology301
Teacher Education268
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching235
Secondary Education134
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching45
Adult & Continuing Education28

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