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Early Childhood Education at Rasmussen University - Illinois

Early Childhood Education at Rasmussen University - Illinois

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

Rasmussen University - Illinois is located in Rockford, Illinois and approximately 2,438 students attend the school each year.

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.

Rasmussen University - Illinois Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Child development (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Undergrad Certificate in Child development (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Child development

Online Classes Are Available at Rasmussen University - Illinois

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.

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

Rasmussen University - Illinois Early Childhood Education Rankings

Child development Student Demographics at Rasmussen University - Illinois

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

Rasmussen University - Illinois Early Childhood Education Associate’s Program

97% Women
59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 3% of child development associate's degrees went to men and 97% went to women.

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Rasmussen University - Illinois does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in child development graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rasmussen University - Illinois with a associate's in child development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 IL, the home state for Rasmussen University - Illinois.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Preschool Teachers 24,120 $31,500
Kindergarten Teachers 4,630 $55,660

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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