Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching at Westfield State University

Every kindergarten/preschool education and teaching school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the kindergarten/preschool education and teaching program at Westfield State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Westfield is located in Westfield, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,395. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 42 students received a bachelor's degree in kindergarten/preschool education and teaching from Westfield.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching section at the bottom of this page.

Westfield Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
• Master’s Degree in Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching

Westfield Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks kindergarten/preschool education and teaching programs across the country. The following shows how Westfield performed in these rankings.

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 kindergarten/preschool education and teaching major at Westfield is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching. 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 Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education Master’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Kindergarten/Preschool Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
Most Popular Kindergarten/Preschool Education Master’s Degree Schools	6
Most Popular Kindergarten/Preschool Education Graduate Certificate Schools	9
Most Popular Kindergarten/Preschool Education Schools	9
Most Focused Kindergarten/Preschool Education Graduate Certificate Schools	9
	11
Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education Master’s Degree Schools	13
Most Focused Kindergarten/Preschool Education Schools	18
Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27
	30
Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32
Best Value Kindergarten/Preschool Education Schools	43

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in kindergarten/preschool education and teaching from Westfield. This makes it the #6 most popular school for kindergarten/preschool education and teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Student Demographics at Westfield

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the kindergarten/preschool education and teaching majors at Westfield State University.

Westfield Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Bachelor’s Program

Of the 42 kindergarten/preschool education and teaching students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Westfield, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in kindergarten/preschool education and teaching at Westfield 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 Westfield State University with a bachelor's in kindergarten/preschool education and teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Westfield Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who earned a master's degree in Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching from Westfield in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a kindergarten/preschool education and teaching master's degree from Westfield, 100% 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 Westfield State University with a master's in kindergarten/preschool education and teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Westfield also has a doctoral program available in kindergarten/preschool education and teaching. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Elementary Education

Careers That Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Grads May Go Into

A degree in kindergarten/preschool education and teaching can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Westfield State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Preschool Teachers	16,360	$39,180
Kindergarten Teachers	3,020	$75,510

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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.