by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 “Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s” ranking looked at 58 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in early childhood education. To top this list, a school must have a successful early childhood education program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree child development students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of West Alabama. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. University of West Alabama is a medium-sized school located in Livingston, Alabama that handed out 80 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of West Alabama Early Childhood Education Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Valdosta State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. This fairly large school is located in Valdosta, Georgia, and it awarded 65 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at Valdosta State University
Out of the 58 schools in the Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 44 degrees to qualified masters’s child development students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at University of Georgia
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Piedmont College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Arkansas State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and it awarded 32 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified masters’s child development students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Thomas University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Thomasville, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s child development degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
Albany State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. Albany State University is a medium-sized school located in Albany, Georgia that handed out 16 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Florida International University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. FIU is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at Florida International University
University of South Carolina - Columbia came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s child development degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 90%.
Full University of South Carolina - Columbia Early Childhood Education Report
South Carolina State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. 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
University of North Alabama landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. UNA is a medium-sized public school situated in Florence, Alabama. It awarded 14 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Jacksonville State University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Jacksonville State University is a medium-sized school located in Jacksonville, Alabama that handed out 14 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Jacksonville State University Early Childhood Education Report
With a ranking of #13, Campbellsville University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Located in Campbellsville, Kentucky, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 14 degrees to qualified masters’s child development students in 2020-2021.
Full Campbellsville University Early Childhood Education Report
Converse College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. Converse is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s child development degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at Converse College
Murray State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Murray, Kentucky, and it awarded 14 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
University of South Alabama landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Mobile, Alabama, and it awarded 13 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at University of South Alabama
University of Central Florida came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. UCF is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
University of Florida did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #20. UF is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. 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 University of Florida
Georgia College & State University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Georgia College & State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Milledgeville, Georgia. It awarded 12 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
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 full report on Early Childhood Education at Georgia College & State University
East Tennessee State University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Johnson City, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s child development degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Full East Tennessee State University Early Childhood Education Report
University of Mississippi did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #20. Ole Miss is a public institution located in University, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Clemson University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Clemson, South Carolina, this large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified masters’s child development students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%.
With a ranking of #25, Freed-Hardeman University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Located in Henderson, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s child development students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at Freed-Hardeman University
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