by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s” 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 the Great Lakes region, there were 4,486 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,079 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 105 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in early childhood education. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in early childhood education.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Ohio University - Athens Campus is a large public school situated in Athens, Ohio. It awarded 151 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Ohio University - Athens Campus Early Childhood Education Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend National Louis University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s. National Louis University is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 139 bachelors’s child development degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Kent State University at Kent is a public institution located in Kent, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 135 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami University - Oxford. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large school located in Oxford, Ohio that handed out 97 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at Miami University - Oxford
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Illinois State University is a large school located in Normal, Illinois that handed out 94 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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 Illinois State University
With a ranking of #6, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s child development degrees to 80 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Rochester University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Rochester University is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 67 bachelors’s child development degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at Rochester University
With a ranking of #8, University of Dayton did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of Dayton is located in Dayton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 60 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 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Whitewater, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s child development degrees to 59 students in 2020-2021.
Cleveland State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s child development degrees to 50 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at Cleveland State University
Central Michigan University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Central Michigan University is a fairly large public school situated in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. It awarded 45 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%.
Cedarville University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Cedarville is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cedarville, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 more about Early Childhood Education at Cedarville University
With a ranking of #13, Ball State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Ball State is a public institution located in Muncie, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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 Ball State University
Northern Illinois University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. NIU is a fairly large public school situated in Dekalb, Illinois. It awarded 38 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Eastern Michigan University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Eastern Michigan University is a fairly large public school situated in Ypsilanti, Michigan. It awarded 37 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Eastern Michigan University Early Childhood Education Report
Northeastern Illinois University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #15. Northeastern Illinois University is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 37 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at Northeastern Illinois University
With a ranking of #15, Western Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 37 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s child development students in 2020-2021.
Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. IWU is located in Marion, Indiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 bachelors’s child development degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global Early Childhood Education Report
Mount Vernon Nazarene University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. MVNU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mount Vernon, Ohio. It awarded 36 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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 Mount Vernon Nazarene University
University of Wisconsin - Stout ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Menomonie, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s child development degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Wisconsin - Stout Early Childhood Education Report
Baldwin Wallace University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Berea, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 33 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s child development students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 Baldwin Wallace College
With a ranking of #22, Saginaw Valley State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Saginaw Valley State University is a public institution located in University Center, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 more about Early Childhood Education at Saginaw Valley State University
Capital University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 30 degrees to qualified bachelors’s child development students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school handed out 28 degrees to qualified bachelors’s child development students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at UW - Stevens Point
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Edwardsville, Illinois, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Early Childhood Education Report
Walsh University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Walsh University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in North Canton, Ohio. It awarded 27 bachelors’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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 Walsh University
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