Early Childhood Education at University of Hartford

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

UHart is located in West Hartford, Connecticut and approximately 6,493 students attend the school each year. Of the 48 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Hartford in 2021, 4 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.

UHart Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UHart

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UHart offers distance education options for child development at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UHart Early Childhood Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the child development progam at UHart 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 UHart 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 Master’s Degree Schools	31
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	39
Best Value Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	108
	147
Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	155
	222
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools	277
Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	318
Best Value Early Childhood Education Schools	336
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	366
Best Value Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	368
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	415
	418
Best Early Childhood Education Schools	475
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Schools	493

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in child development from UHart. This makes it the #31 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

Child development Student Demographics at UHart

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

UHart Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in child development from UHart in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical child development bachelor's degree program is made up of only 4% men. So male students are more repesented at UHart since its program graduates 46% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at UHart 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 Hartford with a bachelor'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	0

UHart Early Childhood Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students graduated with a master's degree in child development from UHart. About 8% were men and 92% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 4% men graduate in child development each year. UHart does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a child development master's degree from UHart, 58% 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 Hartford with a master's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UHart 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
• 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 CT, the home state for University of Hartford.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Preschool Teachers	5,690	$43,350
Kindergarten Teachers	1,450	$77,220

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 Sage Ross under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.