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Early Childhood Education at Grand Canyon University

If you are interested in studying early childhood education, you may want to check out the program at Grand Canyon University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and has a total student population of 103,427. Of the 1,712 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Grand Canyon University in 2021, 180 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.

Grand Canyon University Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Grand Canyon University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Grand Canyon University does offer online courses in child development for the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

Grand Canyon University Early Childhood Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the child development progam at Grand Canyon University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Grand Canyon 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 Popular Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools 1
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools 2
Most Popular Online Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 4
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 12
Best Value Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools 22
Best Early Childhood Education Schools 278
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 316
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In 2021, 587 students received their master’s degree in child development from Grand Canyon University. This makes it the #1 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

Child development Student Demographics at Grand Canyon University

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

Grand Canyon University Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

99% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 1% of child development bachelor's degrees went to men and 99% went to women.

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About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at Grand Canyon 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 Grand Canyon University with a bachelor's in child development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 35
Hispanic or Latino 28
White 102
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 14

Grand Canyon University Early Childhood Education Master’s Program

97% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 587 students who graduated with a master’s in child development from Grand Canyon University in 2021, 3% were men and 97% were women.

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In the child development master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 16
Black or African American 182
Hispanic or Latino 76
White 268
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 45

Grand Canyon University 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 AZ, the home state for Grand Canyon University.

Occupation Jobs in AZ Average Salary in AZ
Preschool Teachers 6,820 $31,010
Kindergarten Teachers 3,040 $44,670

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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