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 Georgia” 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 Georgia, there were 1,609 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 363 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,491 and $29,433 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Georgia” ranking looked at 18 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 Georgia”.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Brewton - Parker College landed the #1 spot on the list. Brewton - Parker College is located in Mount Vernon, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s child development degrees to qualified students.
Full Brewton - Parker College Early Childhood Education Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emmanuel College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Georgia list. This small school is located in Franklin Springs, Georgia, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at Emmanuel College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Young Harris College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Georgia list. Young Harris College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Young Harris, Georgia. It awarded 8 bachelors’s child development degrees 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 Young Harris College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Coastal Georgia. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Georgia. College of Coastal Georgia is a public institution located in Brunswick, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Albany State University landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Albany, Georgia, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Georgia College & State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Georgia list. Located in Milledgeville, Georgia, this medium-sized public school handed out 40 degrees to qualified bachelors’s child development students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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 Georgia College & State University Early Childhood Education Report
Berry College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Georgia ranking. Berry is located in Mount Berry, Georgia 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 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, Thomas University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Georgia list. Located in Thomasville, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s child development students in 2020-2021.
Columbus State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Georgia ranking. Columbus State University is a public institution located in Columbus, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Augusta University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Georgia list. This medium-sized school is located in Augusta, Georgia, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s child development degrees 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%.
With a ranking of #11, Fort Valley State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Georgia list. Fort Valley, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s child development degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at Fort Valley State University
University of Georgia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Georgia ranking, coming in at #12. UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 126 bachelors’s child development degrees to qualified students.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Morehouse College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Georgia ranking, coming in at #13. Morehouse is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s child development degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at Morehouse College
Mercer University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Georgia ranking. Mercer University is located in Macon, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s child development degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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%.
With a ranking of #15, Kennesaw State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Georgia list. This large school is located in Kennesaw, Georgia, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Kennesaw State University Early Childhood Education Report
With a ranking of #16, Clark Atlanta University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Georgia list. CAU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 1 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Clark Atlanta University Early Childhood Education Report
Georgia Southern University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Georgia ranking. Located in Statesboro, Georgia, this large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s child development students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Piedmont College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Georgia list. Piedmont College is a small school located in Demorest, Georgia that handed out 37 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at Piedmont College
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