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2024 Best Early Childhood Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

73 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
3,429 Child development Degrees Awarded
Ranked #34 in popularity, early childhood education is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 73 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Early Childhood Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 3,429 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 the Middle Atlantic Region 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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for early childhood education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each 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
Doctor'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 the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Early Childhood Education in the Middle Atlantic Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the child development degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Child development

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In NY
38 Child development Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat Teachers College at Columbia University if you want to pursue a degree in early childhood education. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #12 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Teachers College is a great university overall.

There were approximately 38 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Teachers College in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Teachers College at Columbia University

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NJ
41.7% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat The College of New Jersey if you want to pursue a degree in early childhood education. TCNJ is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of Ewing. A Best Colleges rank of #251 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means TCNJ is a great college overall.

There were about 24 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at TCNJ in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from The College of New Jersey

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New York University
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In NY
31 Child development Degrees Awarded

New York University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in early childhood education. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 31 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DE
49 Child development Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat University of Delaware if you wish to pursue a degree in early childhood education. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #118 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UD is a great university overall.

There were approximately 49 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
233 Child development Degrees Awarded

Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #241 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WCUPA is a great university overall.

There were roughly 233 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at WCUPA in the most recent data year.

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Towson University
Towson, MD
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MD
96 Child development Degrees Awarded

Towson is a large public university located in the small city of Towson. A Best Colleges rank of #248 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Towson is a great university overall.

There were roughly 96 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Towson in the most recent year we have data available.

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Hunter College
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY
86 Child development Degrees Awarded

Hunter is a very large public college located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #256 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Hunter is a great college overall.

There were roughly 86 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Hunter in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Hunter College

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Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
146 Child development Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 34th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 146 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Brooklyn College in the most recent data year.

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Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NJ
57 Child development Degrees Awarded

Rowan is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Glassboro. This university ranks 7th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were about 57 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Rowan in the most recent data year.

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10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
24th Most Popular In NY
75.0% Growth in Graduates

University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Rochester. A Best Colleges rank of #104 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Rochester is a great university overall.

There were roughly 4 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent year we have data available.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Early Childhood Education students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Best Early Childhood Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
11 William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ
12 Fordham University Bronx, NY
13 Bank Street College of Education New York, NY
14 Salisbury University Salisbury, MD
15 Widener University Chester, PA
16 Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA
17 Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PA
18 Delaware Technical Community College - Terry Dover, DE

Best Early Childhood Education Colleges by State

Explore the best early childhood education colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 900
Pennsylvania 978 1,644
Maryland 618 485
New Jersey 614 150
District of Columbia 441 28
Delaware 345 61

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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.

Majors Similar to Child development

Related Major Annual Graduates
Elementary Education 5,182
Teacher Education 2,643
Secondary Education 1,505
Teacher Development & Methodology 400
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 320
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching 314
Adult & Continuing Education 183
Montessori Teacher Education 107
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods 63
Online Educator/Online Teaching 35

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