2024 Best Early Childhood Education Master's Degree Schools in New Hampshire

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.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Early Childhood Education Master's Degree Schools in New Hampshire ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 3 master's degrees in early childhood education during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to early childhood education students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of early childhood education students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized early childhood education related body.

Our full 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire

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

Top New Hampshire Schools for a Master's in Child development

1

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
Durham, NH

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a great option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in early childhood education. Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in early childhood education from University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

2

Rivier University
Nashua, NH

Rivier University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in early childhood education. Located in the small city of Nashua, Rivier is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in early childhood education from Rivier University

Best Early Childhood Education Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Early Childhood Education Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	551	259
Connecticut	313	51
Rhode Island	222	2
Maine	146	11
Vermont	115	21

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Early Childhood Education Related Rankings by Major

Early Childhood Education is one of 13 different types of Teacher Education Grade Specific programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Elementary Education	69
Secondary Education	47
Teacher Development & Methodology	18
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	6

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.