Early Childhood Education at Francis Marion University

Every early childhood education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the child development program at Francis Marion University stacks up to those at other schools.

Francis Marion University is located in Florence, South Carolina and approximately 4,148 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 31 child development majors received their bachelor's degree from Francis Marion 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.

Francis Marion University Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Child development

Francis Marion University Early Childhood Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks child development programs across the country. The following shows how Francis Marion University performed in these rankings.

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 child development major at Francis Marion 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
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	57
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	113
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Schools	195
Best Value Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	216
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools	269
Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	279
	296
Best Value Early Childhood Education Schools	383
Best Early Childhood Education Schools	406
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Child development Student Demographics at Francis Marion University

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

Francis Marion University Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 child development majors earned their bachelor's degree from Francis Marion University. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at Francis Marion University 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 Francis Marion University with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Francis Marion 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
• 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 SC, the home state for Francis Marion University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Preschool Teachers	5,940	$28,940
Kindergarten Teachers	2,120	$52,540

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 Lfalck under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.