Early Childhood Education at Troy University

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

TROY is located in Troy, Alabama and approximately 16,497 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in child development from TROY.

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.

TROY Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at TROY

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, TROY does offer online courses in child development for the following degree levels:

TROY Early Childhood Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks child development programs across the country. The following shows how TROY 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 TROY 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	6
Best Value Early Childhood Education Graduate Certificate Schools	12
Best Early Childhood Education Graduate Certificate Schools	14
	14
	97
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	109
Most Popular Online Early Childhood Education Schools	120
Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	136
	139
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	143
Best Value Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	145
	264
Best Value Early Childhood Education Schools	292
Best Early Childhood Education Schools	382
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	429
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools	503
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Schools	785

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in child development from TROY. This makes it the #109 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

Child development Student Demographics at TROY

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

TROY Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in child development from TROY in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at TROY 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 Troy University with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

TROY Early Childhood Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 child development majors earned their master's degree from TROY. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a child development master's degree from TROY, 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 Troy University with a master's in child development.

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

TROY 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
• Teacher Education
• Adult & Continuing 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 AL, the home state for Troy University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Preschool Teachers	2,480	$24,800

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 Mactones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.