Early Childhood Education at North Park 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 North Park University stacks up to those at other schools.

North Park is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 2,831. In 2021, 2 child development majors received their bachelor's degree from North Park.

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.

North Park Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

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

North Park Early Childhood Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks child development programs across the country. The following shows how North Park 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 North Park 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	36
Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	72
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	109
	125
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	151
Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	204
	245
Best Value Early Childhood Education Schools	262
Best Early Childhood Education Schools	277
Best Value Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	303
	375
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	399
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	416
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Schools	706
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools	734

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in child development from North Park. This makes it the #151 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

Child development Student Demographics at North Park

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

North Park Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 2 child development students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from North Park, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 56% 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 North Park University with a bachelor's in child development.

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

North Park Early Childhood Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 child development majors earned their master's degree from North Park. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women.

In the child development master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

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

North Park 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
• Elementary Education
• Secondary 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 North Park 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 NPPyzixBlan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.