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Early Childhood Education at Florida International University

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Early Childhood Education at Florida International University

What traits are you looking for in a child development school? To help you decide if Florida International University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's child development program.

FIU is located in Miami, Florida and approximately 58,836 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 225 child development majors received their bachelor's degree from FIU.

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.

FIU Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at FIU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, FIU does offer online courses in child development for the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

FIU Early Childhood Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the child development progam at FIU 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 FIU 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 Popular Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 8
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools 17
Best Value Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 42
Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools 77
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112
Best Value Early Childhood Education Schools 140
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 226

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in child development from FIU. This makes it the #56 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

Child development Student Demographics at FIU

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

FIU Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

99% Women
84% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 225 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in child development from FIU in 2021, 1% were men and 99% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% more racial-ethnic minorities in its child development bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida International University with a bachelor's in child development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 48
Hispanic or Latino 127
White 30
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

FIU Early Childhood Education Master’s Program

100% Women
73% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The child development program at FIU awarded 15 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

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In the child development master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 73% of degree recipients. That is 29% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida International University with a master's in child development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 2
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

FIU 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 FL, the home state for Florida International University.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Preschool Teachers 25,940 $27,990
Kindergarten Teachers 10,680 $50,400

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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