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Early Childhood Education at Northern Illinois University

Here, you'll find out more about the major, including such details as the number of graduates, what degree levels are offered, ethnicity of students, and more. In addition, we cover how NIU ranks in comparison to other schools with child development programs.

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• Available Degrees
• Rankings
• Student Demographics
• Related Majors

 

Early Childhood Education Degrees Available at NIU

• Bachelor’s Degree in Child development
• Master’s Degree in Child development

NIU Child development Rankings

The bachelor's program at NIU was ranked #101 on College Factual's Best Schools for child development list. It is also ranked #10 in Illinois.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education	9
Best Value Colleges for Early Childhood Education	20
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education	44
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education	48
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education (With Aid)	51
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Early Childhood Education Graduates	55
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education (With Aid)	57
Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	61
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income $48-$75k)	63
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income $75-$110k)	64
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income $30-$48k)	66
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income $75-$110k)	70
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income $48-$75k)	71
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income $0-$30k)	72
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income Over $110k)	78
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income $30-$48k)	79
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income $0-$30k)	91
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income Over $110k)	92
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Early Childhood Education Graduates	94
Best Early Childhood Education Schools	101
Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans	101
Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	105
Best Early Childhood Education Graduate Degree Schools	120
Best Value Colleges for Early Childhood Education (With Aid)	121
Best Early Childhood Education Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans	121
Best Value Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income $48-$75k)	128
Best Value Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income $30-$48k)	134
Best Value Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income $75-$110k)	145
Best Value Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income $0-$30k)	154
Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans	162
Highest Paid Early Childhood Education Graduates	169
Best Value Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income Over $110k)	170
Best Early Childhood Education Colleges for Veterans	201

Popularity of Child development at NIU

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Northern Illinois University handed out 38 bachelor's degrees in early childhood education. This is an increase of 81% over the previous year when 21 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in child development from NIU. This makes it the #88 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

 

NIU Child development Students

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the child development majors at Northern Illinois University.

NIU Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 38 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education from NIU in 2020-2021, 3% were men and 97% were women.

The majority of the students with this major are white. About 68% of 2021 graduates were in this category.

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

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	26
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	0

NIU Early Childhood Education Master’s Program

All of the 9 students who graduated with a Master’s in child development from NIU in 2021 were women.

The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at NIU are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 56% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Northern Illinois University with a master's in child development.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
Non-Resident Aliens	2
Other Races	0

Majors Similar to Child development

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Elementary Education	77
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	18

View All Early Childhood Education Related Majors >

References

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

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