Early Childhood Education at Saint Francis University

If you plan to study early childhood education, take a look at what Saint Francis University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Saint Francis is located in Loretto, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 2,769. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received a bachelor's degree in child development from Saint Francis.

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.

Saint Francis Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Child development
• Bachelor’s Degree in Child development

Saint Francis Early Childhood Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks child development programs across the country. The following shows how Saint Francis performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The child development major at Saint Francis 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
Best Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Schools	80
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	96
Best Value Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Schools	126
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Most Popular Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	177
Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	224
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Schools	240
Best Early Childhood Education Schools	323
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Schools	323
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Schools	327
Best Value Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	345
	350
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools	359
Best Value Early Childhood Education Schools	520
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Child development Student Demographics at Saint Francis

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

Saint Francis Early Childhood Education Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of child development associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

Saint Francis Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in child development from Saint Francis. About 5% were men and 95% were women.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at Saint Francis 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 Saint Francis University with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Saint Francis also has a doctoral program available in child development. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching

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 PA, the home state for Saint Francis University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Preschool Teachers	13,480	$29,250
Kindergarten Teachers	3,350	$62,510

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Brendanriley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.