Early Childhood Education at Concordia University, Chicago

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

Concordia University, Chicago is located in River Forest, Illinois and approximately 6,491 students attend the school each year. Of the 50 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Concordia University, Chicago in 2021, 7 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.

Concordia University, Chicago Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Concordia University, Chicago

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Master’s Degree

Concordia University, Chicago Early Childhood Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the child development progam at Concordia University, Chicago compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The child development major at Concordia University, Chicago 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 Focused Early Childhood Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	2
	37
Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	60
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	62
Best Value Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	278
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	302
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools	334

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in child development from Concordia University, Chicago. This makes it the #59 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in child development, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Child development Student Demographics at Concordia University, Chicago

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the child development majors at Concordia University, Chicago.

Concordia University, Chicago Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 7 child development students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Concordia University, Chicago, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Concordia University, Chicago with a bachelor's in child development.

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

Concordia University, Chicago Early Childhood Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students earned a master's degree in child development from Concordia University, Chicago. 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 Concordia University, Chicago, 64% 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 Concordia University, Chicago with a master's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concordia University, Chicago also has a doctoral program available in child development. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching
• Secondary Education
• Elementary Education
• 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 IL, the home state for Concordia University, Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Preschool Teachers	24,120	$31,500
Kindergarten Teachers	4,630	$55,660

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 Jeangagnon under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.