Early Childhood Education at University of Alabama at Birmingham

What traits are you looking for in a child development school? To help you decide if University of Alabama at Birmingham is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's child development program.

UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and approximately 22,563 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 15 child development majors received their bachelor's degree from UAB.

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.

UAB Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UAB

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, UAB does offer online courses in child development for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UAB Early Childhood Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks child development programs across the country. The following shows how UAB 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 UAB 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
Best Value Early Childhood Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	4
Best Early Childhood Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	5
Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	114
	135
Best Value Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	177
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	181
Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	241
	249
Best Value Early Childhood Education Schools	318
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools	374
	382
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	409
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Schools	773

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in child development from UAB. This makes it the #151 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in child development, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Child development Student Demographics at UAB

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

UAB Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 15 child development students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UAB, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at UAB 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 University of Alabama at Birmingham with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UAB Early Childhood Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 child development majors earned their master's degree from UAB. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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

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

UAB also has a doctoral program available in child development. In 2021, 5 students 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 AL, the home state for University of Alabama at Birmingham.

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 Lee Adlaf under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.