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Early Childhood Education at Colorado Mesa University

If you plan to study Early Childhood Education, you may want to check out the program at Colorado Mesa University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Colorado Mesa University sits in Grand Junction, CO.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 9 early childhood education degrees were granted at Colorado Mesa University.

Studying Online at Colorado Mesa University

Online coursework is an option at Colorado Mesa University. Of 9,785 students, 736 (8%) studied exclusively online and 3,271 (33%) took at least some classes online.

Early Childhood Education Rankings at Colorado Mesa University

These rankings give you a sense of how Colorado Mesa University’s Early Childhood Education program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Colorado	#None of 19
Best Schools (Quality)	Rocky Mountains (Region)	#None of 27
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#None of 505
Best Value	Colorado	#None of 21
Best Value	Rocky Mountains (Region)	#None of 41
Best Value	Nationwide	#None of 743

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Early Childhood Education graduates at Colorado Mesa University, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Early Childhood Education graduates at Colorado Mesa University are 89% women (8) and 11% men (1).

Early Childhood Education Associate’s Program at Colorado Mesa University

Of the 9 associate’s early childhood education degrees awarded at Colorado Mesa University, 89% were women (8) and 11% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Early Childhood Education associate’s degree recipients at Colorado Mesa University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	3
Hispanic / Latino	4
Black / African American	1
American Indian / Alaska Native	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of Early Childhood Education associate’s degree recipients at Colorado Mesa University, above the national average of 52%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Early Childhood Education Graduates

Students who finish Early Childhood Education program at Colorado Mesa University pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Early Childhood Education graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$99,352
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,329
Teaching Assistants, Special Education	$96,801
Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education	$89,337
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$75,366
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$63,776

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.