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Early Childhood Education at Governors State University

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Early Childhood Education at Governors State University

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

GSU is located in University Park, Illinois and approximately 4,650 students attend the school each year. Of the 48 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Governors State University in 2021, 23 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.

GSU Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Child development

GSU Early Childhood Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the child development progam at GSU 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 GSU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 134
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 149
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 164
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools 187
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools 187
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Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 247
Best Value Early Childhood Education Schools 275
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Best Early Childhood Education Schools 357
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools 359
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Schools 417

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in child development from GSU. This is the #187 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

Child development Student Demographics at GSU

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

GSU Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of child development bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at GSU 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 Governors State University with a bachelor's in child development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

GSU 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 IL, the home state for Governors State University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Preschool Teachers 24,120 $31,500
Kindergarten Teachers 4,630 $55,660

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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