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Early Childhood Education at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global

Early Childhood Education at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global

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 Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global stacks up to those at other schools.

IWU is located in Marion, Indiana and approximately 10,944 students attend the school each year.

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.

IWU Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Child development (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Child development
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Child development
  • Master’s Degree in Child development

Online Classes Are Available at IWU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

IWU does offer online education options in child development for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Associate’s Degree
  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

IWU Early Childhood Education Rankings

The child development major at IWU 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.

Child development Student Demographics at IWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the child development majors at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global.

IWU Early Childhood Education Associate’s Program

96% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 4% of child development associate's degrees went to men and 96% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in child development at IWU are white. Around 60% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global with a associate's in child development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 29
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

IWU Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

98% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 2% of child development bachelor's degrees went to men and 98% went to women.

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About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at IWU 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 Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global with a bachelor's in child development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 35
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

IWU Early Childhood Education Master’s Program

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

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Of the students who received a child development master's degree from IWU, 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 Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global with a master's in child development.

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

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 IN, the home state for Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Preschool Teachers 6,510 $27,250
Kindergarten Teachers 2,000 $51,290

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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