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Early Childhood Education at Worcester State University

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Early Childhood Education at Worcester State University

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

Worcester State is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and approximately 5,724 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students received a bachelor's degree in child development from Worcester State.

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.

Worcester State Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

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

Worcester State Early Childhood Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the child development progam at Worcester State 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 Worcester State 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 Value Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools 3
13
Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools 65
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 115
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 148
153
Best Value Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 163
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools 201
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Schools 293
Best Early Childhood Education Schools 405

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in child development from Worcester State. This makes it the #72 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

Child development Student Demographics at Worcester State

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

Worcester State Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The child development program at Worcester State awarded 30 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

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About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at Worcester State 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 Worcester State University with a bachelor's in child development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 26
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Worcester State Early Childhood Education Master’s Program

100% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 12 child development students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Worcester State, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

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Of the students who received a child development master's degree from Worcester State, 92% 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 Worcester State University with a master's in child development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Worcester State 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 MA, the home state for Worcester 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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