Early Childhood Education at Converse College

Every early childhood education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the child development program at Converse College stacks up to those at other schools.

Converse is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina and approximately 1,377 students attend the school each year. Of the 32 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Converse College in 2021, 17 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.

Converse Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

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

Converse Early Childhood Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the child development progam at Converse 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 Converse 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 Master’s Degree Schools	11
Best Value Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	21
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Schools	49
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	59
Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	164
	172
Best Value Early Childhood Education Schools	226
Best Value Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	286
Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	338
	345
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In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in child development from Converse. This makes it the #59 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

Child development Student Demographics at Converse

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

Converse Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 child development majors earned their bachelor's degree from Converse. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at Converse 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 Converse College with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Converse Early Childhood Education Master’s Program

Of the 14 child development students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Converse, about 7% were men and 93% were women.

Of the students who received a child development master's degree from Converse, 71% 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 Converse College with a master's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Elementary Education
• Secondary Education
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching

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 Converse College.

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 PegasusRacer28 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.