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2024 Best Early Childhood Education Schools in New Jersey

4 Colleges in New Jersey
160 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.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Early Childhood Education Schools in New Jersey ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 160 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 New Jersey 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

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Early Childhood Education Schools in New Jersey list, to help you choose the best school for you. 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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Best Schools for Early Childhood Education in New Jersey

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.

Top New Jersey Schools in Child development

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NJ
41.7% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat The College of New Jersey if you wish to pursue a degree in early childhood education. TCNJ is a medium-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 approximately 24 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at TCNJ in the most recent year we have data available.

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

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

It is hard to beat Rowan University if you wish to pursue a degree in early childhood education. Rowan is a large public university located in the suburb of Glassboro. A Best Colleges rank of #329 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Rowan is a great university overall.

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

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

3
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NJ
50 Child development Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat William Paterson University of New Jersey if you want to pursue a degree in early childhood education. Located in the large suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 16th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were approximately 50 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at William Paterson University in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from William Paterson University of New Jersey

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Camden County College
Blackwood, NJ
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NJ
6.7% Growth in Graduates

Camden County College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in early childhood education. Camden County College is a moderately-sized public college located in the large suburb of Blackwood. This college ranks 38th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were about 15 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Camden County College in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Camden County College


 

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
Maryland 618 485
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 756
Teacher Education 352
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 171
Teacher Development & Methodology 122
Secondary Education 79
Adult & Continuing Education 26

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