2024 Best Early Childhood Education Schools in Texas
19
Colleges in Texas
1,922
Child 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 looked at 19 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Early Childhood Education Schools in Texas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,922 degrees in early childhood education during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Early Childhood Education School
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.
Pick Your Early Childhood Education Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Early Childhood Education Schools in Texas list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Early Childhood Education in Texas
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.
10 Top Texas Schools in Child development
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
11th
Most Popular In TX
51
Child development Degrees Awarded
It is difficult to beat Texas Christian University if you want to pursue a degree in early childhood education. Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means TCU is a great university overall.
There were about 51 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in early childhood education from Texas Christian University
Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In TX
252
Child development Degrees Awarded
El Centro College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in early childhood education. El Centro College is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Dallas. A Best Colleges rank of #362 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means El Centro College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 252 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at El Centro College in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in early childhood education from El Centro College
Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In TX
270
Child development Degrees Awarded
It is hard to beat South Texas College if you want to pursue a degree in early childhood education. South Texas College is a fairly large public college located in the city of McAllen. A Best Colleges rank of #591 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means South Texas College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 270 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at South Texas College in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in early childhood education from South Texas College
Wayland Baptist University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in early childhood education. Wayland Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the remote town of Plainview. A Best Colleges rank of #476 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Wayland Baptist University is a great university overall.
There were roughly 28 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Wayland Baptist University in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in early childhood education from Wayland Baptist University
Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In TX
102
Child development Degrees Awarded
Tarrant County College is a very large public college located in the city of Fort Worth. A Best Colleges rank of #671 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Tarrant County College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 102 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Tarrant County College in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in early childhood education from Tarrant County College District
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
31st
Most Popular In TX
Located in the small city of Sherman, Austin College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 65th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 4 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Austin College in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in early childhood education from Austin College
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
31st
Most Popular In TX
Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #280 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNT is a great university overall.
There were approximately 4 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in early childhood education from University of North Texas
Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In TX
199
Child development Degrees Awarded
North Harris Montgomery is a very large public college located in the city of The Woodlands. A Best Colleges rank of #801 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means North Harris Montgomery is a great college overall.
There were about 199 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at North Harris Montgomery in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in early childhood education from Lone Star College System
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
26th
Most Popular In TX
SFASU is a large public university located in the remote town of Nacogdoches. This university ranks 48th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 9 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at SFASU in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in early childhood education from Stephen F Austin State University
Located in the distant town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 53rd out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 11 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M Commerce in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in early childhood education from Texas A&M University - Commerce
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