Early Childhood Education at National Louis University

Every early childhood education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the child development program at National Louis University stacks up to those at other schools.

NLU is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 7,402 students attend the school each year. Of the 179 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from National Louis University in 2021, 139 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.

NLU Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NLU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? NLU offers distance education options for child development at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

NLU Early Childhood Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the child development progam at NLU 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 NLU 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 Master’s Degree Schools	3
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	4
Most Popular Online Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
Most Popular Online Early Childhood Education Schools	12
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools	12
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Graduate Certificate Schools	34
Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	45
Best Value Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46
Best Early Childhood Education Schools	210
	247

In 2021, 176 students received their master’s degree in child development from NLU. This makes it the #3 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

Child development Student Demographics at NLU

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

NLU Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 1% of child development bachelor's degrees went to men and 99% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 National Louis University with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	66
White	37
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

NLU Early Childhood Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 176 child development majors earned their master's degree from NLU. Of these graduates, 5% were men and 95% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 4% men graduate in child development each year. NLU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

In the child development master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 73% of degree recipients. That is 29% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	47
Hispanic or Latino	69
White	37
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

NLU 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
• Secondary Education
• Elementary 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 IL, the home state for National Louis University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Preschool Teachers	24,120	$31,500
Kindergarten Teachers	4,630	$55,660

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 TonyTheTiger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.