Early Childhood Education at South Carolina State University

Every early childhood education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the child development program at South Carolina State University stacks up to those at other schools.

South Carolina State University is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina and approximately 2,339 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received a bachelor's degree in child development from South Carolina State University.

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.

South Carolina State University Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

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

South Carolina State University Early Childhood Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks child development programs across the country. The following shows how South Carolina State University 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 South Carolina State University 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 Master’s Degree Schools	14
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	56
	155
Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	156
Best Value Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	160
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Schools	173
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	265
Best Value Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	356
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	366
Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	370
	372
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools	415
Best Value Early Childhood Education Schools	483
	491
Best Early Childhood Education Schools	499

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in child development from South Carolina State University. This makes it the #56 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

Child development Student Demographics at South Carolina State University

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

South Carolina State University Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education from South Carolina State University in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 56% more racial-ethnic minorities in its child development bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from South Carolina State University with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

South Carolina State University Early Childhood Education Master’s Program

The child development program at South Carolina State University awarded 15 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 7% of these degrees went to men with the other 93% going to women.

In the child development master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 56% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

South Carolina State University also has a doctoral program available in child development. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 SC, the home state for South Carolina State University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Preschool Teachers	5,940	$28,940
Kindergarten Teachers	2,120	$52,540

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 Pollinator at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.