by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Great Lakes region, there were 4,486 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,079 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 105 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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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 the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rochester University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 67 degrees to qualified bachelors’s child development students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend National Louis University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region. National Louis University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 139 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gods Bible School and College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region. Gods Bible School and College is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s child development degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at Gods Bible School and College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Notre Dame College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region list. NDC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mount Vernon Nazarene University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region. This small school is located in Mount Vernon, Ohio, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
With a ranking of #6, Bluffton University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Bluffton is a small school located in Bluffton, Ohio that handed out 10 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Cedarville University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Cedarville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s child development degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Mount Union landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Mount Union is a private not-for-profit institution located in Alliance, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at University of Mount Union
Central State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Central State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Wilberforce, Ohio. It awarded 11 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Central State University Early Childhood Education Report
Martin University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Martin University is a small school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 3 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at Martin University
Mount St. Joseph University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s child development degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
Full Mount St. Joseph University Early Childhood Education Report
Defiance College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Defiance College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Defiance, Ohio. It awarded 4 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Capital University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
With a ranking of #14, Muskingum University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Muskingum University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Concord, Ohio. It awarded 15 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at Muskingum University
Lake Erie College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. LEC is a small school located in Painesville, Ohio that handed out 9 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Marian University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Marian is a small school located in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin that handed out 13 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Walsh University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in North Canton, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s child development students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Otterbein University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Otterbein University is a small school located in Westerville, Ohio that handed out 25 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Baldwin Wallace University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Berea, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s child development degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at Baldwin Wallace University
Malone University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Canton, Ohio, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Quincy University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Quincy U is a small school located in Quincy, Illinois that handed out 7 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Oakland City University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #22. This small school is located in Oakland City, Indiana, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at Oakland City
Hiram College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Hiram College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hiram, Ohio. It awarded 5 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Lake Superior State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #24. Lake Superior State University is a small school located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan that handed out 11 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lake Superior State University Early Childhood Education Report
Saint Norbert College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #25. Saint Norbert College is located in De Pere, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s child development degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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