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Early Childhood Education at Rochester University

If you are interested in studying early childhood education, you may want to check out the program at Rochester University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

RU is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and approximately 1,231 students attend the school each year. Of the 77 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rochester University in 2021, 67 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.

RU Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Child development

Online Classes Are Available at RU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

RU does offer online education options in child development for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

RU Early Childhood Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the child development progam at RU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The child development major at RU 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
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Schools 5
Most Popular Online Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 10
Most Popular Online Early Childhood Education Schools 21
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 40
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools 111
Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 154
Best Value Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 184
Best Early Childhood Education Schools 218
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Best Value Early Childhood Education Schools 333
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Child development Student Demographics at RU

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

RU Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of child development bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at RU 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 Rochester University with a bachelor's in child development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 19
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 42
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

RU 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 MI, the home state for Rochester University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Preschool Teachers 9,270 $35,010
Kindergarten Teachers 1,450 $59,140

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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