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 “Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” 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 the Plains States region, there were 1,437 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 415 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree 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 plains states region master’s degree child development students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walden University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large private for-profit school handed out 237 degrees to qualified masters’s child development students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 15 schools in the Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large private for-profit school awarded 63 diplomas to qualified masters’s child development students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at Capella University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 42 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at Concordia University, Saint Paul
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s. Northwestern College is a small school located in Orange City, Iowa that handed out 30 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s. UMN Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 11 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
With a ranking of #6, University of North Dakota did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. UND is a fairly large school located in Grand Forks, North Dakota that handed out 10 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
Full University of North Dakota Early Childhood Education Report
With a ranking of #7, Concordia University, Nebraska did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small school located in Seward, Nebraska that handed out 7 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Full Concordia University, Nebraska Early Childhood Education Report
Upper Iowa University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. Upper Iowa University is located in Fayette, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s child development degrees to qualified students.
University of Central Missouri came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Warrensburg, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s child development students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Central Missouri Early Childhood Education Report
Lindenwood University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Charles, Missouri, and it awarded 2 masters’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%.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at Lindenwood University
Webster University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s child development degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at Webster University
Northwest Missouri State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Maryville, Missouri, and it awarded 2 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at Northwest Missouri State University
University of Northern Iowa ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and it awarded 1 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at University of Northern Iowa
Southwestern College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. SC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Winfield, Kansas. It awarded 2 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Saint Ambrose University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Child development Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Davenport, Iowa, and it awarded 6 masters’s child development degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 St. Ambrose University
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