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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Florida” 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 Florida, there were 1,641 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 605 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,395 and $25,950 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Florida” ranking looked at 22 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Florida”.
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Gateway College landed the #1 spot on the list. FGC is located in Lake City, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s child development degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Lynn University landed the #2 spot on the list. Lynn University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boca Raton, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at Lynn University Fighting Knights
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota landed the #3 spot on the list. Bradenton, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s child development degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.
Full State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota Early Childhood Education Report
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the #4 spot on the list. FIU is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 225 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Florida State College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Florida list. Located in Niceville, Florida, this small public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s child development students in 2020-2021.
Saint Johns River State College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Florida list. This medium-sized school is located in Palatka, Florida, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Saint Johns River State College Early Childhood Education Report
Santa Fe College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Florida ranking. Santa Fe College is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s child development degrees to qualified students.
University of North Florida landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Florida ranking. University of North Florida is located in Jacksonville, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s child development degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at University of North Florida
College of Central Florida landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Florida ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Ocala, Florida, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at College of Central Florida
University of Central Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #10. UCF is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 90 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Florida State College at Jacksonville ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Florida list. This large school is located in Jacksonville, Florida, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Polk State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #12. Polk State is a medium-sized public school situated in Winter Haven, Florida. It awarded 7 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Miami Dade College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Florida ranking. Miami Dade College is a large public school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 34 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Southeastern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Florida list. Southeastern University is located in Lakeland, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s child development degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at Southeastern University
Nova Southeastern University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Florida ranking. Fort Lauderdale, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s child development degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at Nova Southeastern University
Florida Gulf Coast University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Florida ranking. Florida Gulf Coast University is a fairly large public school situated in Fort Myers, Florida. It awarded 5 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #17, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Florida list. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 16 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of South Florida - Main Campus Early Childhood Education Report
Florida State University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Florida list. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s child development students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Florida State University Early Childhood Education Report
Jose Maria Vargas University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #18. JMVU is a small school located in Pembroke Pines, Florida that handed out 2 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Jose Maria Vargas University Early Childhood Education Report
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #18. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is a medium-sized public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 0 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 more about Early Childhood Education at Florida A&M University
Barry University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Florida ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at Barry University
Southeastern College-West Palm Beach landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Florida ranking. West Palm Beach, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s child development degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at Southeastern College-West Palm Beach
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