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Early Childhood Education at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

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

NSU is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and has a total student population of 11,447. Of the 45 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern State University of Louisiana in 2021, 7 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

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? NSU offers distance education options for child development at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

NSU Early Childhood Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks child development programs across the country. The following shows how NSU performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

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
93
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools 128
Best Value Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools 161
Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools 165
Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 300
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 302
Best Early Childhood Education Schools 465

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 Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

NSU Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The child development program at NSU awarded 7 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

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About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at NSU 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 Northwestern State University of Louisiana 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 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

NSU Early Childhood Education Master’s Program

100% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 4 students who earned a master's degree in Early Childhood Education from NSU in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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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 Northwestern State University of Louisiana 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 0
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

NSU 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 LA, the home state for Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

Occupation Jobs in LA Average Salary in LA
Preschool Teachers 1,980 $32,290
Kindergarten Teachers 820 $50,540

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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