Early Childhood Education at Utah Valley University

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

UVU is located in Orem, Utah and has a total student population of 40,936.

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.

UVU Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Child development (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Child development

UVU Early Childhood Education Rankings

Child development Student Demographics at UVU

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

UVU Early Childhood Education Associate’s Program

100% Women

8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of child development associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in child development at UVU are white. Around 91% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	70
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 UT, the home state for Utah Valley University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Preschool Teachers	1,550	$29,700
Kindergarten Teachers	680	$48,320

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
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