by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in Indiana” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Early Childhood Education is the 34th most popular major in the country with 32,920 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Indiana, there were 930 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 256 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,922 and $20,615 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in Indiana” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in early childhood education. That schools that top this list have a program in early childhood education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in Indiana” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for indiana associate degree child development students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ivy Tech Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in Indiana list. Ivy Tech Community College is a public institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 226 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at Ivy Tech Community College
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Marion, Indiana, and it awarded 22 associates’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oakland City University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in Indiana. Oakland City is a private not-for-profit institution located in Oakland City, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at Oakland City University
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Vincennes University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Vincennes, Indiana, and it awarded 2 associates’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Global. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in Indiana list. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s child development degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Full Purdue University Global Early Childhood Education Report
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in Indiana ranking. Saint Mary of the Woods, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s child development degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
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