Early Childhood Education at Eastern Connecticut State University

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

ECSU is located in Willimantic, Connecticut and has a total student population of 4,644. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in child development from ECSU.

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.

ECSU Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

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

ECSU Early Childhood Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the child development progam at ECSU 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 ECSU 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	30
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	46
	104
	134
Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	153
Best Value Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	169
	286
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	302
Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	311
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	315
Best Value Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	316
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools	346
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Schools	364
Best Early Childhood Education Schools	468
Best Value Early Childhood Education Schools	501

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in child development from ECSU. This makes it the #46 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

Child development Student Demographics at ECSU

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

ECSU Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 child development majors earned their bachelor's degree from ECSU. Of these graduates, 14% were men and 86% were women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at ECSU 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 Eastern Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

ECSU Early Childhood Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students earned a master's degree in child development from ECSU. About 88% of these graduates were women and the other 12% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 4% men graduate in child development each year. ECSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a child development master's degree from ECSU, 76% 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 Eastern Connecticut State University with a master's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

ECSU 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
• 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 CT, the home state for Eastern Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Preschool Teachers	5,690	$43,350
Kindergarten Teachers	1,450	$77,220

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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.