by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Early Childhood Education is the 34th most popular major in the country with 32,920 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 8,136 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 614 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 58 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jose Maria Vargas University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Pembroke Pines, Florida, and it awarded 2 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of West Alabama. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region. University of West Alabama is a public institution located in Livingston, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 80 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at University of West Alabama
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Thomasville, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 17 degrees to qualified masters’s child development students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 58 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Converse College landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 14 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 58 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Piedmont College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Demorest, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 37 diplomas to qualified masters’s child development students in 2020-2021.
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. 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 Piedmont College
South Carolina State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region ranking. South Carolina State University is a public institution located in Orangeburg, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full South Carolina State University Early Childhood Education Report
With a ranking of #7, Valdosta State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region list. Valdosta State University is a fairly large public school situated in Valdosta, Georgia. It awarded 65 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at Valdosta State University
Albany State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Albany State University is a public institution located in Albany, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Freed-Hardeman University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. FHU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Henderson, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of North Alabama landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Florence, Alabama, this medium-sized public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified masters’s child development students in 2020-2021.
Full University of North Alabama Early Childhood Education Report
Jacksonville State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Jacksonville, Alabama, and it awarded 14 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at Jacksonville State University
Georgia College & State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Georgia College & State University is a medium-sized school located in Milledgeville, Georgia that handed out 12 masters’s child development degrees 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%.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at Georgia College & State University
With a ranking of #13, Murray State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region list. Murray State University is a public institution located in Murray, Kentucky. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Murray State University Early Childhood Education Report
Arkansas State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 masters’s child development degrees to qualified 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%.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at Arkansas State University - Main Campus
With a ranking of #15, University of Mobile did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Mobile is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mobile, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Shaw University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Shaw University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 1 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 22 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at University of North Carolina at Greensboro
With a ranking of #18, Campbellsville University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region list. Campbellsville University is located in Campbellsville, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s child development degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at Campbellsville University
University of Mount Olive ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Mount Olive is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mount Olive, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of South Alabama ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region list. USA is a fairly large public school situated in Mobile, Alabama. It awarded 13 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Georgia came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s child development degrees to 44 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
East Tennessee State University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region list. ETSU is located in Johnson City, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s child development degrees to qualified students.
Alabama State University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region list. Alabama State University is a public institution located in Montgomery, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at Alabama State
Louisiana Tech University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana Tech is a public institution located in Ruston, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at Louisiana Tech University
Columbus State University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Columbus, Georgia, and it awarded 4 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at Columbus State University
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