Early Childhood Education at Western Washington University

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

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and has a total student population of 15,197. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received a bachelor's degree in child development from WWU.

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.

WWU Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Child development

WWU Early Childhood Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the child development progam at WWU 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 WWU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	189
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	356
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools	441

Child development Student Demographics at WWU

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

WWU Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 17 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in child development from WWU in 2021, 6% were men and 94% were women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at WWU 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 Western Washington University with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Adult & Continuing Education
• Elementary Education
• Secondary 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 WA, the home state for Western Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Preschool Teachers	11,050	$32,960
Kindergarten Teachers	7,870	$62,330

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.