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Early Childhood Education at DeSales University

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Early Childhood Education at DeSales University

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

DeSales is located in Center Valley, Pennsylvania and approximately 3,302 students attend the school each year. Of the 14 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from DeSales University in 2021, 14 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.

DeSales Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Child development

Online Classes Are Available at DeSales

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.

DeSales does offer online education options in child development for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Master’s Degree

DeSales Early Childhood Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks child development programs across the country. The following shows how DeSales performed in these rankings.

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 DeSales 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 187
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools 187
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 199
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 214
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools 478
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Schools 505

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in child development from DeSales. This is the #187 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

Child development Student Demographics at DeSales

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

DeSales Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The child development program at DeSales awarded 14 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

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About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at DeSales 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 DeSales University with a bachelor's in child development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

DeSales 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 PA, the home state for DeSales University.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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