by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Major in North Carolina” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 2,450 people earned their degree in kindergarten/preschool education and teaching, making the major the 288th most popular in the United States.
Across North Carolina, there were 536 kindergarten/preschool education and teaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 141 kindergarten/preschool education and teaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,368 and $25,940 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Major in North Carolina” ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in kindergarten/preschool education and teaching. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their kindergarten/preschool education and teaching program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Major in North Carolina” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina bachelor’s degree kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Catawba College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Major in North Carolina. Catawba is a private not-for-profit institution located in Salisbury, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Elizabeth City State University landed the #2 spot on the list. ECSU is a public institution located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full ECSU Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Winston - Salem State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Major in North Carolina list. Winston-Salem, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
Full Winston - Salem State University Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Carolina University landed the #4 spot on the list. WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Greensboro College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Gardner - Webb University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Major in North Carolina ranking. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. It awarded 6 bachelors’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Shaw University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Major in North Carolina ranking. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Full Shaw University Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Report
East Carolina University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #8. East Carolina University is located in Greenville, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees to qualified students.
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University of North Carolina at Pembroke landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Major in North Carolina ranking. University of North Carolina at Pembroke is a public institution located in Pembroke, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #10, North Carolina Central University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Major in North Carolina list. North Carolina Central University is a medium-sized public school situated in Durham, North Carolina. It awarded 3 bachelors’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Major in North Carolina ranking. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 10 bachelors’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Major in North Carolina ranking. University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a public institution located in Wilmington, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Campbell University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Major in North Carolina ranking. Located in Buies Creek, North Carolina, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Livingstone College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Salisbury, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students in 2020-2021.
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