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. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Kentucky” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Kentucky, there were 90 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 36 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,023 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Kentucky” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Kentucky”.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Murray State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Murray, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified masters’s child development students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at Murray State University
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Campbellsville University landed the #2 spot on the 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
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Kentucky list. WKU is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that handed out 6 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Western Kentucky University Early Childhood Education Report
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisville landed the #4 spot on the list. UofL is a large school located in Louisville, Kentucky that handed out 1 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 University of Louisville Early Childhood Education Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Kentucky list. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 1 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at University of Kentucky
University of the Cumberlands landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Kentucky ranking. Located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s child development students in 2020-2021.
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