2024 Best Early Childhood Education Schools in Kentucky
7Colleges in Kentucky
90Child 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.
College Factual reviewed 7 schools in Kentucky to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of early childhood education. Combined, these schools handed out 90 degrees in early childhood education to qualified students.
Your choice of early childhood education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Kentucky.
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Best Schools for Early Childhood Education in Kentucky
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.
Any student who is interested in early childhood education needs to look into University of Kentucky. UK is a very large public university located in the city of Lexington. A Best Colleges rank of #230 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UK is a great university overall.
There were approximately 4 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat University of Louisville if you want to pursue a degree in early childhood education. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #338 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UofL is a great university overall.
There were roughly 1 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at UofL in the most recent year we have data available.
University of the Cumberlands is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in early childhood education. Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the town of Williamsburg. A Best Colleges rank of #434 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Cumberlands is a great university overall.
There were roughly 6 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Cumberlands in the most recent data year.
Murray State University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in early childhood education. Located in the town of Murray, Murray State is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 9th out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were about 24 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Murray State in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 38 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were about 12 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at WKU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the distant town of Campbellsville, Campbellsville University is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were roughly 32 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Campbellsville University in the most recent data year.
Located in the remote town of Morehead, Morehead State University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 18th out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 7 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Morehead State University in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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Your choice of early childhood education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
