2022 Best Value Child development Schools for an Associate in Utah

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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 Utah, there were 137 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 72 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Child development Schools for an Associate in Utah” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in early childhood education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality early childhood education programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Child development Schools for an Associate in Utah

The colleges and universities below are the best for utah associate degree child development students.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education in Utah

#1

Utah Valley University

Orem, Utah

#1 in overall quality

$9,159 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Child development Schools for an Associate in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Orem, Utah, this large public school handed out 60 diplomas to qualified associates’s child development students in 2019-2020.

UVU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Schools in Utah” list. The yearly cost to attend UVU is $9,159 for utah associate degree child development students.

Full Utah Valley University Early Childhood Education Report

#2

Dixie State University

Saint George, Utah

#2 in overall quality

$11,244 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dixie State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for an Associate in Utah list. Dixie State College is a fairly large school located in Saint George, Utah that handed out 12 associates’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

Dixie State College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Schools in Utah” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Dixie State College is $11,244 for Utah Associate Degree Child development students.

Read full report on Early Childhood Education at Dixie State University

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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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