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2024 Best Early Childhood Education Schools in Indiana

10 Colleges in Indiana
930 Child development Degrees Awarded
Early Childhood Education is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #34 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 10 schools in Indiana to determine which ones were the best for early childhood education students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 930 degrees in early childhood education to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Early Childhood Education School

Best Early Childhood Education Schools in Indiana The child development program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Early Childhood Education rankings. For our Best Overall Early Childhood Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Early Childhood Education Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Child development
Bachelor's Degrees in Child development
Master's Degrees in Child development

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 Schools in Indiana list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Early Childhood Education in Indiana

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the child development degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Indiana Schools in Child development

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In IN

It is hard to beat Indiana University - Bloomington if you want to pursue a degree in early childhood education. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.

There were approximately 11 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Indiana University - Bloomington

2
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In IN
21.7% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in early childhood education needs to check out Purdue University - Main Campus. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.

There were about 23 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Purdue University - Main Campus

3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In IN
40 Child development Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in early childhood education has to check out Ball State University. Ball State is a large public university located in the small city of Muncie. A Best Colleges rank of #205 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Ball State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 40 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Ball State in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Ball State University

4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In IN

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a good choice for students interested in a degree in early childhood education. IUPUI is a fairly large public university located in the city of Indianapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #274 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means IUPUI is a great university overall.

There were about 10 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at IUPUI in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IN
63 Child development Degrees Awarded

IWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Marion. A Best Colleges rank of #291 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means IWU is a great university overall.

There were about 63 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at IWU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global

6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In IN

USI is a medium-sized public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Evansville. This university ranks 19th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were about 14 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at USI in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from University of Southern Indiana

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Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
601 Child development Degrees Awarded

Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public college located in the large city of Indianapolis. This college ranks 13th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were roughly 601 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Ivy Tech Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Ivy Tech Community College

8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In IN

Purdue Northwest is a moderately-sized public university located in the suburb of Hammond. This university ranks 26th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were roughly 7 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Purdue Northwest in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Purdue University Northwest

9
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Oakland City University
Oakland City, IN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In IN
85.7% Growth in Graduates

Oakland City is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Oakland City. This university ranks 31st out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were roughly 7 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Oakland City in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Oakland City University

10
Purdue University Global crest
Purdue University Global
West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University Global is a fairly large public university located in the small city of West Lafayette. This university ranks 11th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.More information about a degree in early childhood education from Purdue University Global


 

Best Early Childhood Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Early Childhood Education Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 1,129
Michigan 915 486
Illinois 870 960
Wisconsin 672 508

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One of 13 majors within the Teacher Education Grade Specific area of study, Early Childhood Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Elementary Education 1,453
Secondary Education 365
Teacher Education 228
Teacher Development & Methodology 122
Adult & Continuing Education 38
Online Educator/Online Teaching 22
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 14
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching 4
International Teaching and Learning 1

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