Early Childhood Education at Freed-Hardeman University

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

FHU is located in Henderson, Tennessee and has a total student population of 2,188. Of the 21 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Freed-Hardeman University in 2021, 2 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.

FHU Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

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

FHU Early Childhood Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the child development progam at FHU 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 FHU 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
Best Value Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	15
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	33
Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	63
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	103
Best Value Early Childhood Education Schools	110
	134
Best Value Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	161
Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	167
Best Early Childhood Education Schools	243
	257
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	360
	396
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Schools	412
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	416
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools	585

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in child development from FHU. This makes it the #103 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

Child development Student Demographics at FHU

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

FHU Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 2 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education from FHU in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at FHU 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 Freed-Hardeman University with a bachelor's in child development.

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

FHU Early Childhood Education Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who earned a master's degree in Early Childhood Education from FHU in 2020-2021, 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 4% men graduate in child development each year. FHU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 39% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Elementary Education
• Secondary 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 TN, the home state for Freed-Hardeman University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Preschool Teachers	6,160	$32,630
Kindergarten Teachers	3,460	$50,160

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 Skye Marthaler under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.