The University of Montana - Western Associate in Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education is a concentration offered under the teacher education grade specific major at The University of Montana - Western. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in child development, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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Undergraduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
References

How Much Does an Associate in Child development from Montana Western Cost?

$5,747 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Montana Western Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Montana Western paid an average of $664 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $189 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$4,523	$15,913
Fees	$1,224	$1,296
Books and Supplies	$800	$800
On Campus Room and Board	$8,280	$8,280
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,600	$3,600

Learn more about Montana Western tuition and fees.

Does Montana Western Offer an Online Associate in Child development?

If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Montana Western does offer online classes in its child development associate degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Montana Western Online Learning page.

Montana Western Associate Student Diversity for Child development

30 Associate Degrees Awarded

100.0% Women

3.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 30 associate degrees in child development handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their associate degree in child development in 2019-2020, all of them were women.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 3.3% of the child development associate degrees at Montana Western in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 51%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.