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2024 Best Early Childhood Education Schools in North Dakota

4 Colleges in North Dakota
74 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.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in North Dakota to determine which ones were the best for early childhood education students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 74 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 North Dakota 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

Associate Degrees in Child development
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 North Dakota. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Early Childhood Education in North Dakota

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.

Top North Dakota Schools in Child development

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In ND

Any student pursuing a degree in early childhood education needs to look into University of North Dakota. Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #218 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UND is a great university overall.

There were roughly 16 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at UND in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Mary
Bismarck, ND
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In ND

It's difficult to beat University of Mary if you wish to pursue a degree in early childhood education. Located in the rural area of Bismarck, UMary is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #312 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMary is a great university overall.

There were about 6 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at UMary in the most recent year we have data available.

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

3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In ND
46.2% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Minot State University if you want to pursue a degree in early childhood education. Located in the town of Minot, MSU is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 6th out of 12 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Dakota.

There were about 13 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at MSU in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In ND

Any student pursuing a degree in early childhood education needs to take a look at Mayville State University. Mayville State University is a small public university located in the remote area of Mayville. This university ranks 12th out of 12 schools for overall quality in the state of North Dakota.

There were about 9 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Mayville State University in the most recent year we have data available.

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

4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In ND

Rasmussen University - North Dakota is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in early childhood education. Located in the city of Fargo, Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a private for-profit university with a fairly small student population. This university ranks 8th out of 12 schools for overall quality in the state of North Dakota.

There were about 23 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Rasmussen University - North Dakota 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 Schools 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
Kansas 599 41
Nebraska 500 65
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.

Majors Similar to Child development

Related Major Annual Graduates
Elementary Education 344
Secondary Education 47
Teacher Development & Methodology 27
Teacher Education 12
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching 8

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