Early Childhood Education at Muskingum University

If you are interested in studying early childhood education, you may want to check out the program at Muskingum University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Muskingum is located in New Concord, Ohio and approximately 2,231 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received a bachelor's degree in child development from Muskingum.

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.

Muskingum Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Muskingum

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Muskingum does offer online courses in child development for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Muskingum Early Childhood Education Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The child development major at Muskingum 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 Master’s Degree Schools	13
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	24
Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	52
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	97
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Schools	111
	149
Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	160
Best Value Early Childhood Education Schools	204
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	205
Best Early Childhood Education Schools	221
Best Value Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	240
	279
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools	359
	430

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in child development from Muskingum. This makes it the #97 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

Child development Student Demographics at Muskingum

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

Muskingum Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

The child development program at Muskingum awarded 15 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 7% of these degrees went to men with the other 93% going to women.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at Muskingum 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 Muskingum University with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Muskingum Early Childhood Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students graduated with a master's degree in child development from Muskingum. About 13% were men and 88% were women.

Of the students who received a child development master's degree from Muskingum, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Muskingum University with a master's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching
• Teacher Development & Methodology
• Adult & Continuing Education

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 OH, the home state for Muskingum University.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Preschool Teachers	15,390	$29,020
Kindergarten Teachers	2,890	$59,750

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jaredmuskie under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.