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Early Childhood Education at Ball State University

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

Ball State is located in Muncie, Indiana and has a total student population of 21,597. In 2021, 40 child development majors received their bachelor's degree from Ball 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.

Ball State Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Child development

Online Classes Are Available at Ball State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Ball State does offer online courses in child development for the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

Ball State Early Childhood Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the child development progam at Ball State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The child development major at Ball 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
189
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools 210
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 322

Child development Student Demographics at Ball State

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

Ball State Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 students earned a bachelor's degree in child development from Ball State. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

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About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at Ball 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 Ball State University with a bachelor's in child development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 34
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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 IN, the home state for Ball State University.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Preschool Teachers 6,510 $27,250
Kindergarten Teachers 2,000 $51,290

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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