Early Childhood Education at Arkansas State University - Main Campus

If you are interested in studying early childhood education, you may want to check out the program at Arkansas State University - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

A-State is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas and approximately 13,106 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 56 child development majors received their bachelor's degree from A-State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Early Childhood Education section at the bottom of this page.

A-State Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Child development
• Master’s Degree in Child development

Online Classes Are Available at A-State

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

A-State does offer online education options in child development for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

A-State Early Childhood Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks child development programs across the country. The following shows how A-State performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The child development major at A-State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Early Childhood Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	37
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	67
Best Value Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	77
Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	132
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	244
Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	268

In 2021, 32 students received their master’s degree in child development from A-State. This makes it the #27 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

Child development Student Demographics at A-State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the child development majors at Arkansas State University - Main Campus.

A-State Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 56 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education from A-State in 2020-2021, 2% were men and 98% were women.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at A-State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Arkansas State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	50
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

A-State Early Childhood Education Master’s Program

Of the 32 child development students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from A-State, about 6% were men and 94% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 4% men graduate in child development each year. A-State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a child development master's degree from A-State, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Arkansas State University - Main Campus with a master's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

A-State also has a doctoral program available in child development. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching
• Teacher Development & Methodology

Careers That Child development Grads May Go Into

A degree in child development can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AR, the home state for Arkansas State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Preschool Teachers	3,520	$33,150
Kindergarten Teachers	1,410	$46,180

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Brandonrush under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.