Early Childhood Education at Lander University

What traits are you looking for in a child development school? To help you decide if Lander University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's child development program.

Lander University is located in Greenwood, South Carolina and approximately 3,513 students attend the school each year. Of the 58 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Lander 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.

Lander University Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Child development

Lander University Early Childhood Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks child development programs across the country. The following shows how Lander University performed in these rankings.

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 Lander 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 Focused Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	56
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	149
Best Value Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	181
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Schools	194
Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	232
	259
Best Value Early Childhood Education Schools	330
Best Early Childhood Education Schools	335
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools	359
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Child development Student Demographics at Lander University

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

Lander University Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 23 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in child development from Lander University in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at Lander 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 Lander University with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Teacher Development & Methodology
• Montessori Teacher Education
• Elementary 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 SC, the home state for Lander University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Preschool Teachers	5,940	$28,940
Kindergarten Teachers	2,120	$52,540

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 Bill Fitzpatrick under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.