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2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k

9 Ranked Colleges
88 Degrees Awarded
$17,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Child development Schools for a Master's in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 31,017 people earned their degree in early childhood education, making the major the 34th most popular in the United States.

Across Texas, there were 1,738 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 88 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in early childhood education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great early childhood education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the early childhood education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income $30-$48k) in Texas

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #1 spot on the list. Edinburg, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s child development degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Rio Grande Valley, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley are $15,151.

Read full report on Early Childhood Education at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 6 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT also took the #2 spot in our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas are $15,618, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Early Childhood Education at UNT

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephen F Austin State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Stephen F Austin State University is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 masters’s child development degrees to qualified students.

SFASU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stephen F Austin State University are $15,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full SFASU Early Childhood Education Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k. Texas A&M University - Commerce is a fairly large public school situated in Commerce, Texas. It awarded 10 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Commerce not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Commerce are $14,549, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - San Antonio landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 12 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M San Antonio not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - San Antonio are $14,663.

Full Texas A&M San Antonio Early Childhood Education Report

#7 in overall quality

University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Houston - Clear Lake is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Clear Lake did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH Clear Lake are $19,216.

Read full report on Early Childhood Education at University of Houston - Clear Lake

#7

Austin College

Sherman, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Austin College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k list. Austin College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sherman, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Austin College are $29,210, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Early Childhood Education at Austin College

#6 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a medium-sized public school situated in Kingsville, Texas. It awarded 9 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Kingsville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Kingsville are $14,066, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas A&M University - Kingsville Early Childhood Education Report

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Corpus Christi, Texas, and it awarded 1 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi also made our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Corpus Christi are $15,683, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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