by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 20 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 506 bachelor's degrees in early childhood education during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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The child development bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for early childhood education students working on their bachelor's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision.
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Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in early childhood education.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in early childhood education. UIUC is a very large public university located in the city of Champaign.More information about a bachelor’s in early childhood education from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in early childhood education has to take a look at Loyola University Chicago. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in early childhood education from Loyola University Chicago
Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in early childhood education has to check out Illinois State University. Illinois State is a very large public university located in the midsize suburb of Normal.More information about a bachelor’s in early childhood education from Illinois State University
DePaul University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in early childhood education. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in early childhood education from DePaul University
Bradley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Peoria.More information about a bachelor’s in early childhood education from Bradley University
Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in early childhood education from Northern Illinois University
Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in early childhood education from Concordia University, Chicago
Located in the city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in early childhood education from Northeastern Illinois University
Located in the suburb of Elmhurst, Elmhurst is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in early childhood education from Elmhurst University
NLU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in early childhood education from National Louis University
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Early Childhood Education is one of 13 different types of Teacher Education Grade Specific programs to choose from.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Elementary Education | 1,342 |
| Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching | 252 |
| Secondary Education | 132 |
| Teacher Education | 32 |
| Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching | 14 |
