Early Childhood Education at Saint Xavier University

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

SXU is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 3,764 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in child development from SXU.

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.

SXU Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

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

SXU Early Childhood Education Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The child development major at SXU 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
	44
Best Value Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	49
Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	59
	105
Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	121
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	138
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	249
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	263
Best Value Early Childhood Education Schools	343
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools	503
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Schools	526

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in child development from SXU. This makes it the #138 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

Child development Student Demographics at SXU

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

SXU Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students earned a bachelor's degree in child development from SXU. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at SXU 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 Xavier University with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SXU Early Childhood Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students graduated with a master's degree in child development from SXU. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a child development master's degree from SXU, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SXU 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
• Secondary Education
• Elementary Education

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 Saint Xavier University.

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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.