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Early Childhood Education at William Paterson University of New Jersey

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Early Childhood Education at William Paterson University of New Jersey

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

William Paterson University is located in Wayne, New Jersey and approximately 9,635 students attend the school each year. Of the 88 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from William Paterson University of New Jersey in 2021, 45 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.

William Paterson University Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Child development

William Paterson University Early Childhood Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the child development progam at William Paterson University 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 William Paterson University 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
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Best Early Childhood Education Graduate Certificate Schools 4
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Best Value Early Childhood Education Graduate Certificate Schools 10
14
Best Early Childhood Education Schools 38
Best Value Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 72
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools 166

Child development Student Demographics at William Paterson University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the child development majors at William Paterson University of New Jersey.

William Paterson University Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

96% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 45 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in child development from William Paterson University. About 4% were men and 96% were women.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at William Paterson University 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 William Paterson University of New Jersey with a bachelor's in child development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 27
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

William Paterson University 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 NJ, the home state for William Paterson University of New Jersey.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
Preschool Teachers 15,820 $40,880
Kindergarten Teachers 5,120 $67,400

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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