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Early Childhood Education at University of Central Florida

90 Bachelor's Degrees
13 Master's Degrees
#21 Overall Quality
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 UCF ranks in comparison to other schools with child development programs.

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Early Childhood Education Degrees Available at UCF

UCF Child development Rankings

In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for child development majors, UCF came in at #21. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in Florida.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income Over $110k) 4
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income $75-$110k) 6
Best Value Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income Over $110k) 7
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income $48-$75k) 7
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income Over $110k) 8
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income $48-$75k) 9
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income $30-$48k) 9
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income $75-$110k) 9
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education (With Aid) 10
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income $30-$48k) 10
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income $0-$30k) 10
Best Value Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income $75-$110k) 11
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income $0-$30k) 12
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education (With Aid) 12
Best Value Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income $48-$75k) 14
Best Value Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income $0-$30k) 16
Best Value Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income $30-$48k) 16
Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools 17
Best Value Colleges for Early Childhood Education (With Aid) 18
Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 19
Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 19
Best Early Childhood Education Schools 21
Best Early Childhood Education Graduate Degree Schools 21
Best Early Childhood Education Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans 26
Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 27
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education 27
Best Early Childhood Education Colleges for Veterans 29
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Early Childhood Education Graduates 46
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Early Childhood Education Graduates 47
Best Value Colleges for Early Childhood Education 65
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education 86
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education 103
Highest Paid Early Childhood Education Graduates 110

Popularity of Child development at UCF

During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of Central Florida handed out 90 bachelor's degrees in early childhood education. This is an increase of 27% over the previous year when 71 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in child development from UCF. This makes it the #67 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.


 

UCF Child development Students

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

UCF Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

All of the 90 students who graduated with a Bachelor’s in child development from UCF in 2021 were women.

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The majority of the students with this major are white. About 51% of 2021 graduates were in this category.

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

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 24
White 46
Non-Resident Aliens 1
Other Races 5

UCF Early Childhood Education Master’s Program

All of the 13 students who graduated with a Master’s in child development from UCF in 2021 were women.

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

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 5
Non-Resident Aliens 1
Other Races 0

Majors Similar to Child development

Related Major Annual Graduates
Elementary Education 319
Secondary Education 77
Teacher Development & Methodology 42
Teacher Education 25

View All Early Childhood Education Related Majors >

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