Early Childhood Education at Northwest Missouri State University

What traits are you looking for in a child development school? To help you decide if Northwest Missouri State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's child development program.

Northwest is located in Maryville, Missouri and has a total student population of 7,267.

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.

Northwest Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Northwest

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.

Northwest does offer online education options in child development for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Northwest Early Childhood Education Rankings

The child development major at Northwest 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.

Child development Student Demographics at Northwest

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

Northwest Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

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

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at Northwest 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 Northwest Missouri State University with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Northwest 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 Northwest, 88% 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 Northwest Missouri State 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	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching
• 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 MO, the home state for Northwest Missouri State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Preschool Teachers	5,510	$30,440
Kindergarten Teachers	1,710	$51,630

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 poster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.