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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

13 Ranked Colleges
233 Degrees Awarded
$23,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Child development Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 the Far Western US region, there were 7,935 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 233 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 13 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the early childhood education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 13 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#11 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Los Angeles. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Cal State LA is a large public school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 6 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree child development students with aid list, Cal State LA has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Los Angeles are $17,723.

Read more about Early Childhood Education at Cal State LA

#13 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Stanislaus landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Turlock, California, and it awarded 1 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

Stan State also took the #13 spot in our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Stanislaus are $18,540, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. UNLV is a large public school situated in Las Vegas, Nevada. It awarded 34 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNLV, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNLV are $21,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Nevada - Las Vegas Early Childhood Education Report

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Sacramento. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Sacramento, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s child development degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Sac State also took the #8 spot in our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Sac State are $18,356.

Full Sac State Early Childhood Education Report

#14 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - San Bernardino. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. CSUSB is a fairly large public school situated in San Bernardino, California. It awarded 3 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree child development students with aid list, CSUSB has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - San Bernardino are $17,936, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Early Childhood Education at California State University - San Bernardino

#6

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#2 in overall quality

San Diego State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. San Diego, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s child development degrees to 39 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree child development students with aid list, SDSU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SDSU are $18,658.

Full SDSU Early Childhood Education Report

#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. UH Manoa is a fairly large public school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 1 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Manoa, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH Manoa are $34,550.

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#8

San Jose State University

San Jose, California
#7 in overall quality

San Jose State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. San Jose State is a public institution located in San Jose, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

San Jose State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Jose State are $18,790, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full San Jose State University Early Childhood Education Report

#9

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Portland State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Portland State University is a large school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 39 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree child development students with aid list, Portland State University has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784.

Read more about Early Childhood Education at Portland State University

#10

National University

La Jolla, California
#5 in overall quality

National University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #10. La Jolla, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s child development degrees to 39 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree child development students with aid list, National University has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at National University are $15,480, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

Chaminade University of Honolulu landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This small school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 7 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

Chaminade University of Honolulu also made our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Chaminade University of Honolulu are $24,720, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Chaminade University of Honolulu Early Childhood Education Report

#12

Mills College

Oakland, California
#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #12, Mills College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Oakland, California, and it awarded 1 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mills, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mills are $36,263, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #13, Saint Mary’s College of California did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. SMC is located in Moraga, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s child development degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Mary’s College of California are $33,509.

Read more about Early Childhood Education at Saint Mary’s College of California

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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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