Early Childhood Education at Northeastern State University

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

NSU is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and has a total student population of 7,349. Of the 160 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northeastern State University in 2021, 43 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.

NSU Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NSU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, NSU does offer online courses in child development for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

NSU Early Childhood Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the child development progam at NSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The child development major at NSU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	70
	118
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	129
Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	141
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools	181
Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	203
	269
Best Early Childhood Education Schools	300
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Schools	329

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in child development from NSU. This makes it the #124 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

Child development Student Demographics at NSU

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

NSU Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 43 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in child development from NSU in 2021, 2% were men and 98% were women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at NSU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	23
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

NSU Early Childhood Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of child development master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a child development master's degree from NSU, 75% 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 Northeastern State University with a master's in child development.

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

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

Related Majors

• 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 OK, the home state for Northeastern State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Preschool Teachers	5,830	$29,310
Kindergarten Teachers	2,080	$40,120

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 CPacker under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.