Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching at East Carolina University

If you plan to study kindergarten/preschool education and teaching, take a look at what East Carolina University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and has a total student population of 28,798. Of the 383 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from East Carolina University in 2021, 25 of them were kindergarten/preschool education and teaching majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching section at the bottom of this page.

ECU Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
• Master’s Degree in Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching

Online Classes Are Available at ECU

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.

ECU does offer online education options in kindergarten/preschool education and teaching for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

ECU Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the kindergarten/preschool education and teaching progam at ECU 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 kindergarten/preschool education and teaching major at ECU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching. 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 Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education Master’s Degree Schools	9
Most Popular Kindergarten/Preschool Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10
Most Popular Kindergarten/Preschool Education Master’s Degree Schools	11
	12
Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education Schools	31
	33

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in kindergarten/preschool education and teaching from ECU. This makes it the #11 most popular school for kindergarten/preschool education and teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Student Demographics at ECU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the kindergarten/preschool education and teaching majors at East Carolina University.

ECU Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Bachelor’s Program

The kindergarten/preschool education and teaching program at ECU awarded 25 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in kindergarten/preschool education and teaching at ECU 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 East Carolina University with a bachelor's in kindergarten/preschool education and teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

ECU Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a master's degree in Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching from ECU in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a kindergarten/preschool education and teaching master's degree from ECU, 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 East Carolina University with a master's in kindergarten/preschool education and teaching.

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

ECU also has a doctoral program available in kindergarten/preschool education and teaching. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Teacher Development & Methodology
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching
• College/Postsecondary/University Teaching
• Elementary Education

Careers That Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Grads May Go Into

A degree in kindergarten/preschool education and teaching can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for East Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Preschool Teachers	16,110	$28,260
Kindergarten Teachers	3,320	$46,490

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 Luca Masters under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.