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Early Childhood Education at Eastern Michigan University

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

Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and has a total student population of 16,294. Of the 242 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Michigan University in 2021, 37 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.

Eastern Michigan Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

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

Eastern Michigan Early Childhood Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the child development progam at Eastern Michigan compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The child development major at Eastern Michigan 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 85
Best Value Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools 161
203
Best Early Childhood Education Schools 296

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

Child development Student Demographics at Eastern Michigan

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

Eastern Michigan Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 child development majors earned their bachelor's degree from Eastern Michigan. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at Eastern Michigan 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 Michigan University with a bachelor's in child development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 30
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Eastern Michigan Early Childhood Education Master’s Program

100% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 17 students who earned a master's degree in Early Childhood Education from Eastern Michigan in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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Of the students who received a child development master's degree from Eastern Michigan, 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 Michigan University with a master's in child development.

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

Eastern Michigan 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 MI, the home state for Eastern Michigan University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Preschool Teachers 9,270 $35,010
Kindergarten Teachers 1,450 $59,140

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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