Early Childhood Education at The University of Montana - Western

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

Montana Western is located in Dillon, Montana and has a total student population of 1,334. In 2021, 30 child development majors received their bachelor's degree from Montana Western.

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.

Montana Western Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Child development (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Child development
• Bachelor’s Degree in Child development

Montana Western Early Childhood Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the child development progam at Montana Western 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 Montana Western 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	10
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Schools	11
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Schools	18
Best Early Childhood Education Basic Certificate Schools	34
	40
Best Value Early Childhood Education Basic Certificate Schools	44
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Basic Certificate Schools	64
Best Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Schools	66
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Schools	87
	88
Best Value Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Schools	97
Best Value Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	97
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Basic Certificate Schools	109
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	115
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools	132
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools	173
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools	173
Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	188
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Best Value Early Childhood Education Schools	223
Best Early Childhood Education Schools	286
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Child development Student Demographics at Montana Western

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

Montana Western 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 majority of those who receive an associate's degree in child development at Montana Western are white. Around 95% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Montana Western Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 30 child development students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Montana Western, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at Montana Western 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 The University of Montana - Western with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

• 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 MT, the home state for The University of Montana - Western.

Occupation	Jobs in MT	Average Salary in MT
Preschool Teachers	910	$31,160
Kindergarten Teachers	490	$52,730

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.