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Early Childhood Education at Missouri Western State University

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Early Childhood Education at Missouri Western State University

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

Missouri Western is located in Saint Joseph, Missouri and approximately 4,911 students attend the school each year. Of the 66 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Missouri Western State University in 2021, 14 of them were early childhood education majors.

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 Western Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Child development

Missouri Western Early Childhood Education Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The child development major at Missouri Western 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 118
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 183
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 214
Best Value Early Childhood Education Schools 248
Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 270
298
Best Early Childhood Education Schools 393
458
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Schools 466
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools 478

Child development Student Demographics at Missouri Western

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

Missouri Western Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students earned a bachelor's degree in child development from Missouri Western. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

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About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at Missouri Western 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 Western State University with a bachelor's in child development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Missouri Western 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 Western State University.

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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