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Early Childhood Education at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

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

NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and has a total student population of 14,227. In 2021, 11 child development majors received their bachelor's degree from NMSU Main Campus.

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.

NMSU Main Campus Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Child development

Online Classes Are Available at NMSU Main Campus

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

NMSU Main Campus Early Childhood Education Rankings

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

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 NMSU Main Campus 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 Graduate Certificate Schools 4
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Graduate Certificate Schools 17
Best Value Early Childhood Education Graduate Certificate Schools 19
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Graduate Certificate Schools 26
Most Popular Online Early Childhood Education Schools 109
Best Value Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 197
Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 216
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 249
Best Value Early Childhood Education Schools 343
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 380
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Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools 503

Child development Student Demographics at NMSU Main Campus

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the child development majors at New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

NMSU Main Campus Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

91% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students earned a bachelor's degree in child development from NMSU Main Campus. About 91% of these graduates were women and the other 9% were men.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 New Mexico State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in child development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

NMSU Main Campus 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 NM, the home state for New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in NM Average Salary in NM
Preschool Teachers 2,490 $34,100
Kindergarten Teachers 1,160 $53,780

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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