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Early Childhood Education at California State University - Northridge

We've pulled together some essential information you should know about the program, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more. Also, learn how CSUN ranks among other schools offering degrees in child development.

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Early Childhood Education Degrees Available at CSUN

• Bachelor’s Degree in Child development

CSUN Child development Rankings

CSUN was ranked #65 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for child development majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #5 in California.

Ranking Type	Rank
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Early Childhood Education Graduates	15
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education (With Aid)	19
Best Value Colleges for Early Childhood Education (With Aid)	22
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income $48-$75k)	25
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income $30-$48k)	28
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income $75-$110k)	28
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income $0-$30k)	29
Best Value Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income $48-$75k)	33
Best Value Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income $30-$48k)	34
Best Value Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income $0-$30k)	35
Best Value Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income $75-$110k)	41
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education	44
Highest Paid Early Childhood Education Graduates	47
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income Over $110k)	53
Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	62
Best Early Childhood Education Schools	65
Best Value Colleges for Early Childhood Education	66
Best Value Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income Over $110k)	72
Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans	86
Best Early Childhood Education Colleges for Veterans	91

During the 2020-2021 academic year, California State University - Northridge handed out 400 bachelor's degrees in early childhood education. This is an increase of 14% over the previous year when 352 degrees were handed out.

 

CSUN Child development Students

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the child development majors at California State University - Northridge.

CSUN Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

The child development program at CSUN awarded 400 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 6% of these degrees went to men with the other 94% going to women.

The majority of the bachelor's degree graduates for this major are Hispanic or Latino. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 67% of grads fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from California State University - Northridge with a bachelor's in child development.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	266
White	54
Non-Resident Aliens	25
Other Races	21

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Cbl62 under License

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