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2024 Best Early Childhood Education Schools in Maryland

5 Colleges in Maryland
485 Child development Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in early childhood education, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #34 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Early Childhood Education Schools in Maryland ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 485 degrees in early childhood education during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Early Childhood Education School

Best Early Childhood Education Schools in Maryland 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. We derive our Best Overall Early Childhood Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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

The child development school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Early Childhood Education Schools in Maryland. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Early Childhood Education in Maryland

The schools below may not offer all types of child development degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Maryland Schools in Child development

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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 University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in early childhood education. 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 about 96 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Towson in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Towson University

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Salisbury University
Salisbury, MD
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MD
58 Child development Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat Salisbury University if you want to pursue a degree in early childhood education. Salisbury is a moderately-sized public university located in the small suburb of Salisbury. A Best Colleges rank of #676 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Salisbury is a great university overall.

There were roughly 58 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Salisbury in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Salisbury University

3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MD
38 Child development Degrees Awarded

Frostburg State University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in early childhood education. Located in the suburb of Frostburg, Frostburg State is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 28th out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.

There were about 38 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Frostburg State in the most recent year we have data available.

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

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Hood College
Frederick, MD
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
17th Most Popular In MD
42.9% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in early childhood education needs to take a look at Hood College. Located in the city of Frederick, Hood is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 22nd out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.

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

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

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Montgomery College
Rockville, MD
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MD
66 Child development Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Rockville, Montgomery College is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #214 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Montgomery College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 66 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Montgomery College in the most recent year we have data available.

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

5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In MD

Located in the city of Baltimore, Coppin is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 32nd out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.

There were roughly 11 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Coppin in the most recent data year.

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


 

Best Early Childhood Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 900
Pennsylvania 978 1,644
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.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Elementary Education 622
Secondary Education 219
Montessori Teacher Education 98
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 68
Teacher Development & Methodology 58
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching 32
Teacher Education 11

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