Early Childhood Education at Thomas University

If you are interested in studying early childhood education, you may want to check out the program at Thomas University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

TU is located in Thomasville, Georgia and has a total student population of 1,303. Of the 7 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Thomas University in 2021, 7 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.

TU Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

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

TU Early Childhood Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the child development progam at TU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 TU 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	8
Best Value Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	45
Best Value Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	45
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	46
	55
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Schools	84
Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	99
	142
Best Value Early Childhood Education Schools	160
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	165
	215
Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	267
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	302
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools	346
Best Early Childhood Education Schools	347

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in child development from TU. This makes it the #46 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

Child development Student Demographics at TU

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

TU Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 7 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in child development from TU in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Thomas 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	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

TU Early Childhood Education Master’s Program

Of the 17 students who earned a master's degree in Early Childhood Education from TU in 2020-2021, 12% were men and 88% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 4% men graduate in child development each year. TU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the child development master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

TU 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
• 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 GA, the home state for Thomas University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Preschool Teachers	14,430	$30,910
Kindergarten Teachers	4,720	$54,080

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.