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Early Childhood Education at Widener University

If you are interested in studying early childhood education, you may want to check out the program at Widener University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Widener is located in Chester, Pennsylvania and approximately 6,150 students attend the school each year. Of the 17 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Widener University in 2021, 16 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.

Widener Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

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

Widener Early Childhood Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the child development progam at Widener compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The child development major at Widener 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
29
Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 67
Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools 93
104
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools 117
138
Best Value Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools 147
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 199
Best Value Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 326
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools 403
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Schools 569

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in child development from Widener. This makes it the #124 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

Child development Student Demographics at Widener

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

Widener Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

94% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 6% of child development bachelor's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at Widener 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 Widener University with a bachelor's in child development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Widener Early Childhood Education Master’s Program

100% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of child development master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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In the child development master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

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

Widener 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 PA, the home state for Widener University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Preschool Teachers 13,480 $29,250
Kindergarten Teachers 3,350 $62,510

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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