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Early Childhood Education at Purdue University-Main Campus

What traits are you looking for in a school for Early Childhood Education, take a look at what Purdue University-Main Campus. Get started with the following essential facts.

Purdue University-Main Campus is in West Lafayette, IN.

During the most recent reporting year, 19 early childhood education degrees were granted at Purdue University-Main Campus.

Online Class Availability at Purdue University-Main Campus

Distance learning is available at Purdue University-Main Campus. Among 58,658 students, 4,902 (8%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 16,751 (29%) took at least some classes online.

Early Childhood Education Rankings at Purdue University-Main Campus

These rankings give you a sense of how Purdue University-Main Campus’s Early Childhood Education program to other colleges that offer this major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#1 of 75
Best Schools (Quality)	Indiana	#1 of 6
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#6 of 505
Best Value	Indiana	#9 of 14
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#38 of 124
Best Value	Nationwide	#322 of 743

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Early Childhood Education graduates at Purdue University-Main Campus, by degree type.

Program-wide, Early Childhood Education graduates at Purdue University-Main Campus are 95% women (18) and 5% men (1).

Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program at Purdue University-Main Campus

Among the 15 bachelor’s early childhood education degrees awarded at Purdue University-Main Campus, 100% were women (15) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Early Childhood Education bachelor’s degree recipients at Purdue University-Main Campus.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	10
Hispanic / Latino	2
Asian	2
International (Nonresident)	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 27% of Early Childhood Education bachelor’s degree recipients at Purdue University-Main Campus, below the national average of 45%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Early Childhood Education Graduates

Those who complete Early Childhood Education program at Purdue University-Main Campus pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Early Childhood Education graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$99,352
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,329
Teaching Assistants, Special Education	$96,801
Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education	$89,337
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$75,366
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$63,776

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.