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2024 Best Early Childhood Education Schools in New Hampshire

8 Colleges in New Hampshire
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.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Early Childhood Education Schools in New Hampshire ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 160 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 New Hampshire Your choice of early childhood education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Early Childhood Education 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 New Hampshire 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 Hampshire

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 Hampshire Schools in Child development

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NH
6.7% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in early childhood education needs to take a look at Keene State College. Located in the distant town of Keene, Keene State is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #900 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Keene State is a great college overall.

There were about 15 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Keene State in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Keene State College

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In NH

It's hard to beat University of New Hampshire - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in early childhood education. Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #233 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNH is a great university overall.

There were approximately 3 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at UNH in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NH
20.0% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in early childhood education needs to take a look at Plymouth State University. Located in the town of Plymouth, Plymouth State is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 11th out of 17 schools for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.

There were approximately 20 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Plymouth State in the most recent year we have data available.

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

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NH
4.8% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Granite State College if you wish to pursue a degree in early childhood education. Located in the fringe town of Concord, GSC is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 14th out of 17 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.

There were about 21 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at GSC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Granite State College

5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In NH

Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #245 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means SNHU is a great university overall.

There were about 5 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at SNHU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Southern New Hampshire University

6
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NH
20.0% Growth in Graduates

NHTI is a small public college located in the fringe town of Concord. This college ranks 9th out of 17 schools for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.

There were about 25 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at NHTI in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from NHTI-Concord’s Community College

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Rivier University
Nashua, NH

Located in the city of Nashua, Rivier is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1218 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Rivier is a great university overall.More information about a degree in early childhood education from Rivier University

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Colby - Sawyer College
New London, NH
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In NH
66.7% Growth in Graduates

Colby - Sawyer is a small private not-for-profit college located in the rural area of New London. This college ranks 13th out of 17 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.

There were approximately 3 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Colby - Sawyer in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Colby - Sawyer 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
Connecticut 538 283
Rhode Island 436 50
Maine 396 130
Vermont 352 108

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Early Childhood Education is one of 13 different types of Teacher Education Grade Specific programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Elementary Education 264
Secondary Education 65
Teacher Development & Methodology 50
Teacher Education 13
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching 6
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 5

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