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Early Childhood Education at Missouri State University - Springfield

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Early Childhood Education at Missouri State University - Springfield

What traits are you looking for in a child development school? To help you decide if Missouri State University - Springfield is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's child development program.

Missouri State is located in Springfield, Missouri and has a total student population of 23,505. In 2021, 48 child development majors received their bachelor's degree from Missouri State.

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.

Missouri State Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Child development

Missouri State Early Childhood Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the child development progam at Missouri State 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 Missouri State 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 Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 63
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools 174
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 278
Best Early Childhood Education Schools 308
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Child development Student Demographics at Missouri State

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

Missouri State Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

98% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 48 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in child development from Missouri State in 2021, 2% were men and 98% were women.

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About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at Missouri State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 44
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Missouri State 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 MO, the home state for Missouri State University - Springfield.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Preschool Teachers 5,510 $30,440
Kindergarten Teachers 1,710 $51,630

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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