Early Childhood Education and Teaching

A program that prepares individuals to teach students ranging in age from infancy through eight years (grade three), depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all relevant subject matter.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 921 institutions across the United States, with a total of 97310 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

7,319

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

6,823

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

12,709

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

125

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

3,624

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

39

degrees awarded

Other Awards

66,671

awards given

Top Schools for Early Childhood Education and Teaching

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ
2,373
2 Ashford University
San Diego, CA
2,256
3 Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN
1,754
4 Rasmussen University-Florida
Ocala, FL
1,547
5 North Seattle College
Seattle, WA
1,453
6 California State University-Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
1,296
7 California State University-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
1,251
8 California State University-Fullerton
Fullerton, CA
1,197
9 Lake Washington Institute of Technology
Kirkland, WA
1,004
10 California State University-Northridge
Northridge, CA
987
11 Spokane Falls Community College
Spokane, WA
929
12 Dallas College
Dallas, TX
909
13 National Louis University
Chicago, IL
852
14 Community College of Denver
Denver, CO
852
15 Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA
828
16 Front Range Community College
Westminster, CO
820
17 Walden University
Minneapolis, MN
819
18 Lone Star College System
The Woodlands, TX
771
19 Bryant & Stratton College-Online
Orchard Park, NY
768
20 West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, PA
747
21 San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA
723
22 California State University-Dominguez Hills
Carson, CA
717
23 Florida International University
Miami, FL
648
24 Yakima Valley College
Yakima, WA
642
25 Wake Technical Community College
Raleigh, NC
588
26 San Jose State University
San Jose, CA
579
27 Columbia Basin College
Pasco, WA
569
28 San Diego State University
San Diego, CA
567
29 Rasmussen University-Minnesota
St. Cloud, MN
546
30 American College of Education
Indianapolis, IN
540
31 Pueblo Community College
Pueblo, CO
532
32 CUNY Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, NY
528
33 Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Green Bay, WI
514
34 University of Georgia
Athens, GA
495
35 Big Bend Community College
Moses Lake, WA
486
36 South Texas College
McAllen, TX
486
37 Renton Technical College
Renton, WA
475
38 Connecticut State Community College
Hartford, CT
468
39 Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH
459
40 Olympic College
Bremerton, WA
451
41 Highline College
Des Moines, WA
425
42 Miami University-Oxford
Oxford, OH
402
43 Guilford Technical Community College
Jamestown, NC
395
44 California State University-Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
393
45 Northwest Vista College
San Antonio, TX
387
46 Everett Community College
Everett, WA
385
47 Rasmussen University-Illinois
Rockford, IL
380
48 Durham Technical Community College
Durham, NC
368
49 University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA
363
50 Community College of Aurora
Aurora, CO
359
51 Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg, PA
357
52 Ohio University-Main Campus
Athens, OH
354
53 Bates Technical College
Tacoma, WA
353
54 California State University-San Marcos
San Marcos, CA
351
55 Skagit Valley College
Mount Vernon, WA
348
56 Wenatchee Valley College
Wenatchee, WA
346
57 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
345
58 Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
Salisbury, NC
340
59 Forsyth Technical Community College
Winston-Salem, NC
337
60 Pennsylvania Western University
California, PA
336
61 Arkansas State University
Jonesboro, AR
336
62 Arapahoe Community College
Littleton, CO
335
63 Mercy University
Dobbs Ferry, NY
333
64 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver, CO
333
65 Odessa College
Odessa, TX
330
66 National University
San Diego, CA
330
67 Towson University
Towson, MD
309
68 Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque, NM
306
69 Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global
Marion, IN
304
70 Illinois State University
Normal, IL
282
71 Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee, WI
282
72 Madison Area Technical College
Madison, WI
281
73 CUNY Hunter College
New York, NY
279
74 Pierce College District
Lakewood, WA
279
75 Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Kutztown, PA
279
76 University of Phoenix-Arizona
Phoenix, AZ
279
77 Fayetteville Technical Community College
Fayetteville, NC
274
78 Tacoma Community College
Tacoma, WA
268
79 Whatcom Community College
Bellingham, WA
268
80 Pitt Community College
Winterville, NC
263
81 South Puget Sound Community College
Olympia, WA
255
82 New Mexico State University-Dona Ana
Las Cruces, NM
255
83 Walla Walla Community College
Walla Walla, WA
250
84 University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV
249
85 University of Dayton
Dayton, OH
246
86 Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Millersville, PA
243
87 Utah Valley University
Orem, UT
243
88 Harrisburg Area Community College
Harrisburg, PA
234
89 Northcentral Technical College
Wausau, WI
233
90 Campbellsville University
Campbellsville, KY
229
91 Pacific Oaks College
Pasadena, CA
228
92 Palo Alto College
San Antonio, TX
228
93 Craven Community College
New Bern, NC
226
94 Miami Dade College
Miami, FL
219
95 Atlanta Technical College
Atlanta, GA
219
96 Community College of Vermont
Montpelier, VT
216
97 Tarrant County College District
Fort Worth, TX
213
98 Glendale Community College
Glendale, AZ
210
99 Rio Salado College
Tempe, AZ
209
100 Salem State University
Salem, MA
207