Early Childhood Education at New York Institute of Technology

If you plan to study early childhood education, take a look at what New York Institute of Technology has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NYIT is located in Old Westbury, New York and approximately 6,851 students attend the school each year.

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.

NYIT Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Child development

Online Classes Are Available at NYIT

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

• Master’s Degree

NYIT Early Childhood Education 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.

Child development Student Demographics at NYIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the child development majors at New York Institute of Technology.

NYIT Early Childhood Education Master’s Program

Of the 20 students who earned a master's degree in Early Childhood Education from NYIT in 2020-2021, 10% were men and 90% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 4% men graduate in child development each year. NYIT does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a child development master's degree from NYIT, 60% 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 New York Institute of Technology with a master's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 NY, the home state for New York Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Preschool Teachers	30,790	$48,630
Kindergarten Teachers	6,120	$79,410

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 Leginius The Angry under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.