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Early Childhood Education at Ridgewater College

If you plan to study Early Childhood Education, take a look at what Ridgewater College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Ridgewater College is located in Willmar, MN.

During the most recent reporting year, 29 early childhood education graduations were recorded at Ridgewater College.

Online Class Availability at Ridgewater College

Online coursework is an option at Ridgewater College. Among 3,148 students, 1,588 (50%) studied exclusively online and 787 (25%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Early Childhood Education graduates at Ridgewater College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Early Childhood Education graduates at Ridgewater College are 100% women (29) and 0% men (0).

Early Childhood Education Associate’s Program at Ridgewater College

Of the 15 associate’s early childhood education degrees awarded at Ridgewater College, 100% were women (15) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Early Childhood Education associate’s degree recipients at Ridgewater College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	12
Hispanic / Latino	1
Asian	2

Minority students account for 20% of Early Childhood Education associate’s degree recipients at Ridgewater College, below the national average of 52%.*

*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

Graduates of the Early Childhood Education program at Ridgewater College pursue many career paths. Here are the best-paid careers for Early Childhood Education majors, 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.