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Early Childhood Education at University of Dayton

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

UDayton is located in Dayton, Ohio and has a total student population of 11,650. Of the 169 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Dayton in 2021, 60 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.

UDayton Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

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

UDayton Early Childhood Education Rankings

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

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 UDayton 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 Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 48
Best Value Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools 53
Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 78
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools 100
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools 101
Best Early Childhood Education Schools 112
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Best Value Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 309
Best Value Early Childhood Education Schools 430

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in child development from UDayton. This makes it the #80 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

Child development Student Demographics at UDayton

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

UDayton Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

98% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 2% of child development bachelor's degrees went to men and 98% went to women.

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About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at UDayton 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 Dayton with a bachelor's in child development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 53
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UDayton Early Childhood Education Master’s Program

100% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of child development master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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Of the students who received a child development master's degree from UDayton, 64% 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 University of Dayton with a master's in child development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 OH, the home state for University of Dayton.

Occupation Jobs in OH Average Salary in OH
Preschool Teachers 15,390 $29,020
Kindergarten Teachers 2,890 $59,750

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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