Early Childhood Education at College of Charleston

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

C of C is located in Charleston, South Carolina and has a total student population of 10,384. Of the 116 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from College of Charleston in 2021, 39 of them were early childhood education majors.

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.

C of C Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

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

C of C Early Childhood Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the child development progam at C of C 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 C of C 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
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	80
Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	105
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	138
	146
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	148
Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	161
Best Value Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	171
	174
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	182
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools	201
Best Early Childhood Education Schools	232
	287
Best Value Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	295
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Schools	434
Best Value Early Childhood Education Schools	472

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in child development from C of C. This makes it the #138 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

Child development Student Demographics at C of C

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the child development majors at College of Charleston.

C of C Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 39 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in child development from C of C in 2021, 3% were men and 97% were women.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at C of C 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 College of Charleston with a bachelor's in child development.

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

C of C Early Childhood Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students earned a master's degree in child development from C of C. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

Of the students who received a child development master's degree from C of C, 67% 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 College of Charleston with a master's in child development.

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

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

Related Majors

• Teacher Education
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching
• Teacher Development & Methodology
• Secondary Education
• 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 SC, the home state for College of Charleston.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Preschool Teachers	5,940	$28,940
Kindergarten Teachers	2,120	$52,540

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 Lkeadle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.