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2024 Best Early Childhood Education Schools in Arizona

6 Colleges in Arizona
1,323 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 Arizona to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of early childhood education. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,323 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 Arizona 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 Arizona 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 Arizona

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 Arizona Schools in Child development

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In AZ
66 Child development Degrees Awarded

Arizona State University - Tempe is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in early childhood education. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.

There were about 66 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Arizona State University - Tempe

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In AZ
35 Child development Degrees Awarded

Northern Arizona University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in early childhood education. NAU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Flagstaff. This university ranks 5th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were approximately 35 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at NAU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Northern Arizona University

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AZ
767 Child development Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in early childhood education has to take a look at Grand Canyon University. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the large city of Phoenix. This university ranks 4th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were about 767 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Grand Canyon University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Grand Canyon University

4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In AZ
172 Child development Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in early childhood education has to look into University of Phoenix - Arizona. Located in the large city of Phoenix, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #113 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UOPX - Arizona is a great university overall.

There were approximately 172 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at UOPX - Arizona in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from University of Phoenix - Arizona

5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In AZ

Pima County Community College District is a fairly large public college located in the city of Tucson. This college ranks 14th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were about 12 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Pima County Community College District in the most recent year we have data available.

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

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Ottawa University - Surprise is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Surprise.More information about a degree in early childhood education from Ottawa University - Surprise


 

Best Early Childhood Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Early Childhood Education Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 905 1,861
Oklahoma 565 213
New Mexico 416 220

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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 3,514
Secondary Education 1,504
Teacher Education 76
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 43
Teacher Development & Methodology 28
Adult & Continuing Education 12

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