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Early Childhood Education at Northern Arizona University

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

NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and has a total student population of 29,566. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in child development from NAU.

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.

NAU Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

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

NAU Early Childhood Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks child development programs across the country. The following shows how NAU 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 NAU 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 Master’s Degree Schools 35
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools 240
275
Best Value Early Childhood Education Schools 285
Best Early Childhood Education Schools 321
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Schools 754

In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in child development from NAU. This makes it the #35 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

Child development Student Demographics at NAU

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

NAU Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of child development bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at NAU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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

NAU Early Childhood Education Master’s Program

100% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students graduated with a master's degree in child development from NAU. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

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Of the students who received a child development master's degree from NAU, 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 Northern Arizona University with a master's in child development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

NAU 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 AZ, the home state for Northern Arizona University.

Occupation Jobs in AZ Average Salary in AZ
Preschool Teachers 6,820 $31,010
Kindergarten Teachers 3,040 $44,670

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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