2024 Best Early Childhood Education Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin

Ranked #50 in popularity, early childhood education is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Early Childhood Education Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 8 master's degrees in early childhood education to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on early childhood education students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other early childhood education students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized early childhood education related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for early childhood education students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Early Childhood Education Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Early Childhood Education Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Early Childhood Education in Wisconsin

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in early childhood education.

Top Wisconsin Schools for a Master's in Child development

1

Wisconsin Lutheran College
Milwaukee, WI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Wisconsin Lutheran College if you wish to pursue a master's degree in early childhood education. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, WLC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a master’s in early childhood education from Wisconsin Lutheran College

2

Alverno College
Milwaukee, WI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

1 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in early childhood education needs to look into Alverno College. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Alverno is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a master’s in early childhood education from Alverno College

3

Concordia University, Wisconsin
Mequon, WI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

1 Annual Graduates

Concordia University, Wisconsin is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in early childhood education. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Mequon.More information about a master’s in early childhood education from Concordia University, Wisconsin

Best Early Childhood Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Early Childhood Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	553	338
Ohio	494	42
Michigan	476	110
Indiana	375	140

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Rankings in Majors Related to Child development

One of 13 majors within the Teacher Education Grade Specific area of study, Early Childhood Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Teacher Development & Methodology	341
Elementary Education	33
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	30
Secondary Education	26
Teacher Education	12
Montessori Teacher Education	4
Adult & Continuing Education	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Vgrigas. More about our data sources and methodologies.