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2024 Best Early Childhood and Family Studies Schools

3 Colleges in the United States
259 Early Childhood and Family Studies Degrees Awarded
Early Childhood and Family Studies isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #741 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of early childhood and family studies. Combined, these schools handed out 259 degrees in early childhood and family studies to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Early Childhood and Family Studies School

Best Early Childhood and Family Studies Schools Your choice of early childhood and family studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Early Childhood and Family Studies 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.

Early Childhood and Family Studies Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Early Childhood and Family Studies

The early childhood and family studies 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 and Family Studies Schools. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Early Childhood and Family Studies in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of early childhood and family studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Schools in Early Childhood and Family Studies

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AL
31 Early Childhood and Family Studies Degrees Awarded

The University of Alabama is a great option for students pursuing a degree in early childhood and family studies. Located in the small city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #139 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UA is a great university overall.

There were roughly 31 early childhood and family studies students who graduated with this degree at UA in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WV
142 Early Childhood and Family Studies Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in early childhood and family studies has to take a look at American Public University System. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of West Virginia.

There were roughly 142 early childhood and family studies students who graduated with this degree at American Military University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI

Eastern Michigan University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in early childhood and family studies. Eastern Michigan is a large public university located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti. This university ranks 20th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were about 6 early childhood and family studies students who graduated with this degree at Eastern Michigan in the most recent year we have data available.

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Early Childhood and Family Studies by Region

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Early Childhood and Family Studies is one of 10 different types of Human Development & Family Studies programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Child Care Provider/Assistant 20,843
General Human Development & Family Studies 9,497
Child Development 4,641
Child Care & Support Services Management 3,917
Family & Community Services 1,401
Other Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services 676
Family Systems 541
Adult Development & Aging 299
Developmental Services Worker 38

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