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Early Childhood Education at Miami Dade College

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

MDC is located in Miami, Florida and has a total student population of 46,523. In 2021, 34 child development majors received their bachelor's degree from MDC.

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.

MDC Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

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

MDC Early Childhood Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the child development progam at MDC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 MDC 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
Best Value Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 14
18
57
66
Best Value Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Schools 73
Best Value Early Childhood Education Schools 77
Best Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Schools 82
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 100
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Schools 103
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools 154
Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 173
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Basic Certificate Schools 174
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Basic Certificate Schools 174
Best Early Childhood Education Schools 287
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Schools 393
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 416
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Schools 804

Child development Student Demographics at MDC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the child development majors at Miami Dade College.

MDC Early Childhood Education Associate’s Program

100% Women
83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of child development associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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MDC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in child development graduates 39% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 0
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

MDC Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

94% Women
82% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 34 child development students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from MDC, about 6% were men and 94% were women. The typical child development bachelor's degree program is made up of only 4% men. So male students are more repesented at MDC since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 38% more racial-ethnic minorities in its child development bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 24
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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 FL, the home state for Miami Dade College.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Preschool Teachers 25,940 $27,990
Kindergarten Teachers 10,680 $50,400

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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