Early Childhood Education at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and approximately 52,017 students attend the school each year. Of the 394 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities in 2021, 22 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.

UMN Twin Cities Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

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

UMN Twin Cities Early Childhood Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the child development progam at UMN Twin Cities 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 UMN Twin Cities 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 Master’s Degree Schools	21
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	80
Best Early Childhood Education Schools	122
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	158
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	165
Best Value Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	231
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	430

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

Child development Student Demographics at UMN Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 child development majors earned their bachelor's degree from UMN Twin Cities. Of these graduates, 18% were men and 82% were women. The typical child development bachelor's degree program is made up of only 4% men. So male students are more repesented at UMN Twin Cities since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at UMN Twin Cities 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UMN Twin Cities Early Childhood Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students graduated with a master's degree in child development from UMN Twin Cities. About 9% were men and 91% were women.

Of the students who received a child development master's degree from UMN Twin Cities, 82% 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities with a master's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Online Educator/Online Teaching
• Adult & Continuing Education
• Elementary Education
• Teacher Development & Methodology

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 MN, the home state for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Preschool Teachers	8,180	$37,500
Kindergarten Teachers	3,440	$60,580

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

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