by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 32,920 people earned their degree in early childhood education, making the major the 34th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 1,437 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 136 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 34 colleges that offered a degree in early childhood education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their early childhood education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cankdeska Cikana Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Plains States Region. CCCC is located in Fort Totten, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s child development degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rasmussen University - North Dakota. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this small private for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s child development students in 2020-2021.
Full Rasmussen University - North Dakota Early Childhood Education Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeast Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Plains States Region. Northeast Community College is located in Norfolk, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 associates’s child development degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at Northeast Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alexandria Technical & Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Plains States Region. Alexandria Technical & Community College is a small public school situated in Alexandria, Minnesota. It awarded 15 associates’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State College Southeast. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Winona, Minnesota, and it awarded 10 associates’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Minnesota State College Southeast Early Childhood Education Report
South Central College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in North Mankato, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified associates’s child development students in 2020-2021.
Sitting Bull College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Plains States Region list. Fort Yates, North Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s child development degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at Sitting Bull College
Itasca Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Itasca Community College is a public institution located in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at Itasca Community College
Rasmussen University - Minnesota did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. Rasmussen University - Minnesota is located in St. Cloud, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 associates’s child development degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
Full Rasmussen University - Minnesota Early Childhood Education Report
Rasmussen University - Kansas came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Rasmussen University - Kansas is a private for-profit institution located in Topeka, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at Rasmussen University - Kansas
Oglala Lakota College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Plains States Region list. Kyle, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s child development degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at Oglala Lakota College
Western Nebraska Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, and it awarded 3 associates’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Ridgewater College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Willmar, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified associates’s child development students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at Ridgewater College
College of Saint Mary did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #14. Saint Mary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 2 associates’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at College of Saint Mary
With a ranking of #15, Missouri Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Plains States Region list. Marshall, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s child development degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at Missouri Valley College
With a ranking of #16, Dakota County Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Plains States Region list. DCTC is a public institution located in Rosemount, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Dakota County Technical College Early Childhood Education Report
Central Lakes College - Brainerd ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Brainerd, Minnesota, and it awarded 3 associates’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at Central Lakes College - Brainerd
Southeastern Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Plains States Region list. Southeastern Community College is a small public school situated in West Burlington, Iowa. It awarded 1 associates’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southeastern Community College Early Childhood Education Report
Indian Hills Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Ottumwa, Iowa, this small public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s child development students in 2020-2021.
Full Indian Hills Community College Early Childhood Education Report
Rochester Community and Technical College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Rochester, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s child development students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at Rochester Community and Technical College
Saint Paul College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized public school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 1 associates’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at Saint Paul College
Washburn University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Plains States Region list. Washburn University is located in Topeka, Kansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s child development degrees to qualified students.
Baptist Bible College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s child development students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Ellsworth Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Iowa Falls, Iowa, and it awarded 0 associates’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Sinte Gleska University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #23. Mission, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s child development degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at Sinte Gleska University
With a ranking of #23, Iowa Central Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Fort Dodge, Iowa, and it awarded 0 associates’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at Iowa Central Community College
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #23. Located in New Town, North Dakota, this small public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s child development students in 2020-2021.
Marshalltown Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Plains States Region list. Marshalltown Community College is a small school located in Marshalltown, Iowa that handed out 0 associates’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Marshalltown Community College Early Childhood Education Report
Hennepin Technical College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Plains States Region list. Hennepin Technical College is a small school located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota that handed out 0 associates’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Hennepin Technical College Early Childhood Education Report
Oak Hills Christian College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #23. Oak Hills Christian College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bemidji, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Oak Hills Christian College Early Childhood Education Report
Concordia University, Saint Paul ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 46 degrees to qualified associates’s child development students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at Concordia University, Saint Paul
With a ranking of #23, Minnesota State Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Plains States Region list. M State is a medium-sized public school situated in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. It awarded 0 associates’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at Minnesota State Community and Technical College
With a ranking of #23, Leech Lake Tribal College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Plains States Region list. Leech Lake Tribal College is a public institution located in Cass Lake, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at Leech Lake Tribal College
Eastern Iowa Community College District landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Davenport, Iowa, and it awarded 0 associates’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at Eastern Iowa Community College District
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