Early Childhood Education at University of South Carolina - Columbia

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

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and has a total student population of 35,470. In 2021, 69 child development majors received their bachelor's degree from UofSC.

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.

UofSC Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

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

UofSC Early Childhood Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the child development progam at UofSC 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 UofSC 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	37
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	56
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	144
Best Early Childhood Education Schools	235
	260
Best Value Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	283
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	301
Best Value Early Childhood Education Schools	460

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in child development from UofSC. This makes it the #56 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

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 UofSC

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

UofSC Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 69 child development students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UofSC, about 4% were men and 96% were women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at UofSC 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 South Carolina - Columbia with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	56
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UofSC Early Childhood Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 child development majors earned their master's degree from UofSC. Of these graduates, 13% were men and 87% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 4% men graduate in child development each year. UofSC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a child development master's degree from UofSC, 73% 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 South Carolina - Columbia with a master's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching
• 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 SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Preschool Teachers	5,940	$28,940
Kindergarten Teachers	2,120	$52,540

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 Idibri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.