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2024 Best Early Childhood Education Schools in Kansas

6 Colleges in Kansas
48 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 looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Early Childhood Education Schools in Kansas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 48 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 Kansas 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.

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Associate Degrees in Child development
Bachelor'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 Kansas 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 Kansas

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 Kansas Schools in Child development

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In KS
42.9% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Kansas if you wish to pursue a degree in early childhood education. KU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Lawrence. A Best Colleges rank of #141 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means KU is a great university overall.

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

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

2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In KS

Wichita State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in early childhood education. WSU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Wichita. A Best Colleges rank of #663 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WSU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 10 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent data year.

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

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Newman University
Wichita, KS
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In KS

It's hard to beat Newman University if you wish to pursue a degree in early childhood education. Located in the large city of Wichita, Newman University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 19th out of 47 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.

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

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Newman University

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Southwestern College
Winfield, KS
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In KS

It's difficult to beat Southwestern College if you want to pursue a degree in early childhood education. SC is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Winfield. A Best Colleges rank of #864 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means SC is a great college overall.

There were approximately 2 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at SC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Southwestern College

5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In KS

Located in the medium-sized city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 13th out of 47 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.

There were about 1 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Washburn University in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Washburn University

6
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In KS

Located in the rural area of Topeka, Rasmussen University - Kansas is a private for-profit university with a fairly small student population. This university ranks 47th out of 47 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.

There were about 11 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Rasmussen University - Kansas in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Early Childhood Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 742 650
Missouri 693 276
Iowa 648 121
Nebraska 500 65
North Dakota 416 59
South Dakota 381 62

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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 1,367
Secondary Education 174
Teacher Education 62
Adult & Continuing Education 61
Teacher Development & Methodology 43
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 22
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching 8
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods 1

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