Early Childhood Education at Clarion University of Pennsylvania

If you plan to study early childhood education, take a look at what Clarion University of Pennsylvania has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Clarion University is located in Clarion, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 4,465. In 2021, 19 child development majors received their bachelor's degree from Clarion University.

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.

Clarion University Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Clarion University

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Clarion University offers distance education options for child development at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

Clarion University Early Childhood Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the child development progam at Clarion University 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 Clarion University 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 Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Schools	26
Most Popular Online Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Schools	37
Best Value Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	76
Most Popular Online Early Childhood Education Schools	77
Best Value Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Schools	80
	82
	151
Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	166
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	181
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Schools	205
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	210
	259
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Schools	295
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools	301
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Schools	401

Child development Student Demographics at Clarion University

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

Clarion University Early Childhood Education Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of child development associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in child development at Clarion University are white. Around 89% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Clarion University of Pennsylvania with a associate's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Clarion University Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in child development from Clarion University. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at Clarion University 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 Clarion University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Clarion University 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
• Elementary Education

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 PA, the home state for Clarion University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Preschool Teachers	13,480	$29,250
Kindergarten Teachers	3,350	$62,510

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 Clarion, Pennsylvania under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.