Early Childhood Education at National University

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

National University is located in La Jolla, California and has a total student population of 18,070. Of the 194 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from National University in 2021, 149 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.

National University Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at National University

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? National University offers distance education options for child development at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

National University Early Childhood Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks child development programs across the country. The following shows how National University performed in these rankings.

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 National University 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 Online Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Most Popular Online Early Childhood Education Graduate Certificate Schools	9
Most Popular Online Early Childhood Education Schools	10
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16
Best Value Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	22
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools	26
	33
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Graduate Certificate Schools	34
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Graduate Certificate Schools	34
Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	57
	61
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	74
Best Value Early Childhood Education Schools	93
	125
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	135

In 2021, 37 students received their master’s degree in child development from National University. This makes it the #22 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

Child development Student Demographics at National University

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

National University Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 149 students earned a bachelor's degree in child development from National University. About 93% of these graduates were women and the other 7% were men. The typical child development bachelor's degree program is made up of only 4% men. So male students are more repesented at National University since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 University with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	60
White	58
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

National University Early Childhood Education Master’s Program

Of the 37 students who graduated with a master’s in child development from National University in 2021, 5% were men and 95% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 4% men graduate in child development each year. National University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the child development master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 81% of degree recipients. That is 37% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

• 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 CA, the home state for National University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Preschool Teachers	52,950	$37,850
Kindergarten Teachers	11,580	$69,690

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 University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.