by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Washington” 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 Washington, there were 2,838 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 402 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,905 and $22,558 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Washington” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer 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.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Washington” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Washington”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Seattle College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Washington list. North Seattle College is a small public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 65 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at North Seattle
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Centralia College landed the #2 spot on the list. Centralia College is a small public school situated in Centralia, Washington. It awarded 22 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grays Harbor College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Washington list. This small school is located in Aberdeen, Washington, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Yakima Valley College landed the #4 spot on the list. YVC is a small school located in Yakima, Washington that handed out 33 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at Yakima Valley College
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Lower Columbia College landed the #5 spot on the list. Lower Columbia College is a public institution located in Longview, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lower Columbia College Early Childhood Education Report
With a ranking of #6, Highline College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Washington list. Highline College is located in Des Moines, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s child development degrees to qualified students.
Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Washington ranking. Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom is a medium-sized school located in Lakewood, Washington that handed out 33 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Early Childhood Education Report
Lake Washington Institute of Technology landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Washington ranking. Lake Washington Institute of Technology is a small school located in Kirkland, Washington that handed out 11 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Washington ranking. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school handed out 116 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s child development students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Early Childhood Education Report
Heritage University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Washington ranking, coming in at #10. Heritage University is a small school located in Toppenish, Washington that handed out 2 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at Heritage University
Eastern Washington University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Washington list. Located in Cheney, Washington, this fairly large public school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s child development students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Central Washington University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Washington ranking. Central Washington University is a public institution located in Ellensburg, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at Central Washington University
Green River College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Washington ranking. GRC is a medium-sized school located in Auburn, Washington that handed out 13 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at Green River College
Western Washington University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Washington ranking. WWU is a public institution located in Bellingham, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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