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Early Childhood Education at Rasmussen University-Illinois

If you plan to study Early Childhood Education, consider the program at Rasmussen University-Illinois. Get started with the following essential facts.

Rasmussen University-Illinois is in Rockford, IL.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 64 early childhood education graduations were recorded at Rasmussen University-Illinois.

Studying Online at Rasmussen University-Illinois

Distance learning is available at Rasmussen University-Illinois. Among 1,145 students, 331 (29%) studied exclusively online and 155 (14%) took at least some classes online.

Early Childhood Education Rankings at Rasmussen University-Illinois

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

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Illinois	#13 of 20
Best Value	Illinois	#19 of 30
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#40 of 75
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#80 of 124
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#255 of 505
Best Value	Nationwide	#528 of 743

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Early Childhood Education graduates at Rasmussen University-Illinois, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Early Childhood Education graduates at Rasmussen University-Illinois are 100% women (64) and 0% men (0).

Early Childhood Education Associate’s Program at Rasmussen University-Illinois

Among the 31 associate’s early childhood education graduates at Rasmussen University-Illinois, 100% were women (31) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Early Childhood Education associate’s degree recipients at Rasmussen University-Illinois.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	6
Hispanic / Latino	5
Black / African American	17
Unknown	3

Minority students account for 71% of Early Childhood Education associate’s degree recipients at Rasmussen University-Illinois, above the national average of 52%.*

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

Highest-Paying Careers for Early Childhood Education Graduates

Students who finish Early Childhood Education program at Rasmussen University-Illinois go on to a range of careers. 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.