Early Childhood Education at University of North Texas

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

UNT is located in Denton, Texas and approximately 40,953 students attend the school each year.

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.

UNT Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Child development

Online Classes Are Available at UNT

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.

UNT does offer online education options in child development for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UNT Early Childhood Education Rankings

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There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in child development, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Child development Student Demographics at UNT

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

UNT Early Childhood Education Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a master’s in child development from UNT in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

In the child development master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 31% better than the national average.*

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

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

Related Majors

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 TX, the home state for University of North Texas.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Preschool Teachers	34,790	$34,960
Kindergarten Teachers	15,050	$54,780

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.