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Early Childhood Education at University of Kentucky

If you plan to study early childhood education, take a look at what University of Kentucky has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and approximately 29,986 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 3 child development majors received their bachelor's degree from UK.

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.

UK Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

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

UK Early Childhood Education Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The child development major at UK 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 Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 139
Best Value Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools 166
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools 168
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools 185
Best Value Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 240
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 388
Best Value Early Childhood Education Schools 439

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in child development from UK. This is the #168 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

Child development Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
The child development program at UK awarded 3 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at UK 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 Kentucky with a bachelor's in child development.

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

UK Early Childhood Education Master’s Program

100% Women
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student graduated with a bachelor's degree in child development from UK.

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

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

UK 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 KY, the home state for University of Kentucky.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Preschool Teachers 3,950 $33,650
Kindergarten Teachers 2,500 $54,510

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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