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2024 Best Early Childhood Education Schools in Missouri

21 Colleges in Missouri
276 Child development Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in early childhood education, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #34 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 21 schools in Missouri to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of early childhood education. Combined, these schools handed out 276 degrees in early childhood education to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Early Childhood Education School

Best Early Childhood Education Schools in Missouri Your choice of early childhood education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Early Childhood Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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

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Bachelor's Degrees in Child development
Master's Degrees in Child development

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 Missouri. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Early Childhood Education in Missouri

The schools below may not offer all types of child development degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Missouri Schools in Child development

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MO
48 Child development Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in early childhood education has to look into Missouri State University - Springfield. Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #427 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Missouri State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 48 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Missouri State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Missouri State University - Springfield

2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MO

University of Missouri - Columbia is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in early childhood education. Mizzou is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #124 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Mizzou is a great university overall.

There were about 14 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Mizzou in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from University of Missouri - Columbia

3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In MO

It is hard to beat University of Missouri - St Louis if you want to pursue a degree in early childhood education. UMSL is a large public university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #405 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMSL is a great university overall.

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

More information about a degree in early childhood education from University of Missouri - St Louis

4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MO
35 Child development Degrees Awarded

Northwest Missouri State University is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in early childhood education. Located in the town of Maryville, Northwest is a public university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #727 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Northwest is a great university overall.

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

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

5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In MO

UMKC is a large public university located in the city of Kansas City. A Best Colleges rank of #480 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMKC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 7 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at UMKC in the most recent data year.

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

6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In MO

Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, MBU is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 25th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were roughly 9 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at MBU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Missouri Baptist University

7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In MO
41.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville U is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #202 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Maryville U is a great university overall.

There were approximately 12 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Maryville U in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Maryville University of Saint Louis

8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
16th Most Popular In MO

UCM is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Warrensburg. A Best Colleges rank of #967 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCM is a great university overall.

There were about 3 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at UCM in the most recent data year.

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

9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MO
48 Child development Degrees Awarded

Located in the small city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 27th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were about 48 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Southeast Missouri State University in the most recent year we have data available.

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

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Webster University
Saint Louis, MO
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
21st Most Popular In MO

Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #219 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Webster is a great university overall.

There were approximately 2 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Webster 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
Iowa 648 121
Kansas 599 41
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 1,442
Secondary Education 448
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching 182
Teacher Education 163
Teacher Development & Methodology 132
Adult & Continuing Education 14
College/Postsecondary/University Teaching 7

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