Early Childhood Education at Fort Valley State University

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

Fort Valley State University is located in Fort Valley, Georgia and has a total student population of 3,079. In 2021, 5 child development majors received their bachelor's degree from Fort Valley State University.

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.

Fort Valley State University Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

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

Fort Valley State University Early Childhood Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the child development progam at Fort Valley State University 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 Fort Valley State University 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
	39
	82
Best Value Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	109
Best Value Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	125
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	126
Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	127
	155
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	168
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	250
Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	259
Best Value Early Childhood Education Schools	262
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	347
Best Early Childhood Education Schools	380
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Schools	553
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools	674

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in child development from Fort Valley State University. This is the #168 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

Child development Student Demographics at Fort Valley State University

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

Fort Valley State University Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a bachelor's degree in child development from Fort Valley State University. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 56% 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 Fort Valley State University with a bachelor's in child development.

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

Fort Valley State University Early Childhood Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student earned a master's degree in child development from Fort Valley State University.

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

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

Fort Valley State University also has a doctoral program available in child development. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching

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 GA, the home state for Fort Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Preschool Teachers	14,430	$30,910
Kindergarten Teachers	4,720	$54,080

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 Bubba73 (Jud McCranie) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.