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Early Childhood Education at University of the Southwest

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

USW is located in Hobbs, New Mexico and has a total student population of 904. Of the 12 student who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of the Southwest in 2,021, 1 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.

USW Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Child development

Online Classes Are Available at USW

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, USW does offer online courses in child development for the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

USW Early Childhood Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the child development progam at USW 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 USW 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 187
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools 187
281
Best Value Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 281
Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 362
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 386
432
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 438
Best Value Early Childhood Education Schools 455
Best Early Childhood Education Schools 532
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Schools 796
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools 873

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in child development from USW. This is the #187 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

Child development Student Demographics at USW

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

USW Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
The child development program at USW awarded 1 bachelor's degree in 2020-2021.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of the Southwest 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 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

USW 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 NM, the home state for University of the Southwest.

Occupation Jobs in NM Average Salary in NM
Preschool Teachers 2,490 $34,100
Kindergarten Teachers 1,160 $53,780

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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