Early Childhood Education at State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota

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 State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota stacks up to those at other schools.

State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota is located in Bradenton, Florida and has a total student population of 9,242. Of the 34 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota in 2021, 34 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.

State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota offers distance education options for child development at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota Early Childhood Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks child development programs across the country. The following shows how State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota performed in these rankings.

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 State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota 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 Popular Online Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13
Most Popular Online Early Childhood Education Schools	32
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Schools	34
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools	96
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	100
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Schools	153
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	209
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Schools	277

Child development Student Demographics at State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the child development majors at State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota.

State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota Early Childhood Education Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 2% of child development associate's degrees went to men and 98% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in child development at State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota are white. Around 51% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in child development graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota with a associate's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 34 child development students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota, about 6% were men and 94% were women. The typical child development bachelor's degree program is made up of only 4% men. So male students are more repesented at State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota also has a doctoral program available in child development. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 FL, the home state for State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Preschool Teachers	25,940	$27,990
Kindergarten Teachers	10,680	$50,400

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.