Early Childhood Education at Liberty University

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

Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and approximately 93,349 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 183 child development majors received their bachelor's degree from Liberty University.

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.

Liberty University Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Liberty University

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.

Liberty University 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

Liberty University Early Childhood Education Rankings

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

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 Liberty 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 Online Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools	9
Best Value Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	26
Best Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Schools	103
	123
Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	163
	168
Best Value Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	169
Best Value Early Childhood Education Schools	281
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	289
	529

In 2021, 44 students received their master’s degree in child development from Liberty University. This makes it the #16 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

Child development Student Demographics at Liberty University

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

Liberty University Early Childhood Education Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 1% of child development associate's degrees went to men and 99% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	53
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	32

Liberty University Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 183 child development majors earned their bachelor's degree from Liberty University. Of these graduates, 2% were men and 98% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	31
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	88
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	50

Liberty University Early Childhood Education Master’s Program

The child development program at Liberty University awarded 44 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

In the child development master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Liberty 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

• Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching
• Secondary 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 VA, the home state for Liberty University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Preschool Teachers	10,010	$37,880
Kindergarten Teachers	4,010	$65,550

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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.