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 has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Montana” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Early Childhood Education is the 34th most popular major in the country with 32,920 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Montana, there were 112 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 59 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,324 and $24,992 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Montana” ranking analyzed 4 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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The child development school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Montana”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for montana bachelor’s degree child development students.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana - Western landed the #1 spot on the list. Dillon, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s child development degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salish Kootenai College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Montana list. Salish Kootenai College is a small public school situated in Pablo, Montana. It awarded 5 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Montana. Bozeman, Montana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s child development degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana landed the #4 spot on the list. UM is a fairly large public school situated in Missoula, Montana. It awarded 7 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
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