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Early Childhood Education at Metropolitan State University

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

Metropolitan State University is in Saint Paul, MN.

During the most recent reporting year, 10 early childhood education degrees were granted at Metropolitan State University.

Online Class Availability at Metropolitan State University

Online coursework is an option at Metropolitan State University. Among 6,660 students, 3,119 (47%) studied exclusively online and 2,324 (35%) took at least some classes online.

Early Childhood Education Rankings at Metropolitan State University

Use these rankings to compare Metropolitan State University’s Early Childhood Education program against other schools offering the same major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Minnesota	#13 of 14
Best Value	Minnesota	#13 of 15
Best Schools (Quality)	The Plains States (Region)	#33 of 34
Best Value	The Plains States (Region)	#51 of 67
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#439 of 505
Best Value	Nationwide	#566 of 743

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Early Childhood Education graduates at Metropolitan State University, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Early Childhood Education graduates at Metropolitan State University are 100% women (10) and 0% men (0).

Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program at Metropolitan State University

Of the 10 bachelor’s early childhood education degrees awarded at Metropolitan State University, 100% were women (10) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Early Childhood Education bachelor’s degree recipients at Metropolitan State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	2
Black / African American	5
Asian	2
Two or More Races	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of Early Childhood Education bachelor’s degree recipients at Metropolitan State University, higher than the national average of 45%.*

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

Top-Paying Careers for Early Childhood Education Graduates

Graduates of the Early Childhood Education program at Metropolitan State University go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Early Childhood Education majors, 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.