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2024 Best Early Childhood Education Schools in Connecticut

6 Colleges in Connecticut
354 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 reviewed 6 schools in Connecticut to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of early childhood education. Combined, these schools handed out 354 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 Connecticut 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

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 Connecticut 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 Connecticut

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 Connecticut Schools in Child development

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
14th Most Popular In CT
83.3% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in early childhood education has to check out Central Connecticut State University. CCSU is a moderately-sized public university located in the suburb of New Britain. A Best Colleges rank of #678 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means CCSU is a great university overall.

There were about 6 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at CCSU in the most recent year we have data available.

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

2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CT
37 Child development Degrees Awarded

Southern Connecticut State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in early childhood education. Located in the city of New Haven, SCSU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 12th out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were approximately 37 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at SCSU in the most recent data year.

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

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In CT

Any student pursuing a degree in early childhood education needs to take a look at Eastern Connecticut State University. Located in the fringe town of Willimantic, ECSU is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 16th out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

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

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

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University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CT

Any student who is interested in early childhood education needs to take a look at University of Hartford. Located in the midsize city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #892 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UHart is a great university overall.

There were roughly 30 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at UHart in the most recent data year.

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

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University of Saint Joseph
West Hartford, CT
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In CT

Every student who is interested in early childhood education has to check out University of Saint Joseph. Located in the large suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #748 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means USJ is a great university overall.

There were approximately 8 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at USJ in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from University of Saint Joseph

5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In CT
21.4% Growth in Graduates

MCC is a small public college located in the suburb of Manchester. This college ranks 19th out of 28 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were roughly 14 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at MCC in the most recent data year.

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

6
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In CT

Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Gateway Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 15th out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were roughly 18 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Gateway Community College in the most recent data year.

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


 

Best Early Childhood Education Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 854 870
Rhode Island 436 50
Maine 396 130
New Hampshire 395 117
Vermont 352 108

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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 350
Secondary Education 120
Teacher Education 17
Adult & Continuing Education 15
Online Educator/Online Teaching 6

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