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Early Childhood Education at Miami Dade College

If you are interested in studying Early Childhood Education, you may want to check out the program at Miami Dade College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Miami Dade College is in Miami, FL.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 61 early childhood education graduations were recorded at Miami Dade College.

Studying Online at Miami Dade College

Many students take online classes at Miami Dade College. Among 58,941 students, 18,051 (31%) studied exclusively online and 16,514 (28%) took at least some classes online.

Early Childhood Education Rankings at Miami Dade College

Use these rankings to compare Miami Dade College’s Early Childhood Education program against other schools offering the same major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Florida	#8 of 30
Best Schools (Quality)	Florida	#9 of 25
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#14 of 128
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#26 of 179
Best Value	Nationwide	#35 of 743
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#67 of 505

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Florida	#8 of 30
Best Schools (Quality)	Florida	#9 of 25
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#14 of 128
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#26 of 179
Best Value	Nationwide	#35 of 743
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#67 of 505

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Early Childhood Education graduates at Miami Dade College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Early Childhood Education graduates at Miami Dade College are 97% women (59) and 3% men (2).

Early Childhood Education Associate’s Program at Miami Dade College

Among the 17 associate’s early childhood education degrees awarded at Miami Dade College, 100% were women (17) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Early Childhood Education associate’s degree recipients at Miami Dade College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1
Hispanic / Latino	11
Black / African American	5

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 94% of Early Childhood Education associate’s degree recipients at Miami Dade College, higher than the national average of 52%.*

Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program at Miami Dade College

Among the 24 bachelor’s early childhood education degrees awarded at Miami Dade College, 96% were women (23) and 4% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Early Childhood Education bachelor’s degree recipients at Miami Dade College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
Hispanic / Latino	20
Black / African American	1
International (Nonresident)	2
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 88% of Early Childhood Education bachelor’s degree recipients at Miami Dade College, 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.

Highest-Paying Careers for Early Childhood Education Graduates

Those who complete Early Childhood Education program at Miami Dade College work across a variety of fields. Below are the best-paid 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.