Early Childhood Education at Georgia College & State 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 Georgia College & State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Georgia College is located in Milledgeville, Georgia and has a total student population of 6,873. Of the 71 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Georgia College & State University in 2021, 40 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.

Georgia College Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Georgia College

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Georgia College offers distance education options for child development at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Georgia College Early Childhood Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the child development progam at Georgia College 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 Georgia College 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 Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	42
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	64
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	72
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	77
Best Value Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	81
Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	93
	117
	126
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	133
Best Early Childhood Education Schools	137
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools	154
Best Value Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	175
Best Value Early Childhood Education Schools	306

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in child development from Georgia College. This makes it the #72 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

Child development Student Demographics at Georgia College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the child development majors at Georgia College & State University.

Georgia College Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 child development majors earned their bachelor's degree from Georgia College. Of these graduates, 3% were men and 98% were women.

About 95% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at Georgia College 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 Georgia College & State University with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Georgia College Early Childhood Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of child development master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a child development master's degree from Georgia College, 100% 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 Georgia College & State University with a master's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Georgia College 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
• Teacher Development & Methodology
• 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 GA, the home state for Georgia College & 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.