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Early Childhood Education at Purdue University - Main Campus

22 Bachelor's Degrees
#14 Overall Quality
We've pulled together some essential information you should know about the program, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more. In addition, we cover how Purdue ranks in comparison to other schools with child development programs.

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Early Childhood Education Degrees Available at Purdue

Purdue Child development Rankings

In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for child development majors, Purdue came in at #14. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #2 in Indiana.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income $48-$75k) 1
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income $48-$75k) 1
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income $75-$110k) 1
Best Value Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income $30-$48k) 2
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income $30-$48k) 2
Best Early Childhood Education Graduate Certificate Colleges for Veterans 2
Best Early Childhood Education Colleges for Veterans 3
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income $0-$30k) 3
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income Over $110k) 3
Best Value Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income $75-$110k) 4
Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 4
Best Early Childhood Education Graduate Certificate Schools 4
Best Value Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income $0-$30k) 5
Best Value Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income Over $110k) 6
Best Early Childhood Education Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans 7
Best Early Childhood Education Schools 14
Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 16
Best Value Graduate Certificate Colleges for Early Childhood Education 17
Best Early Childhood Education Graduate Degree Schools 26
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education (With Aid) 32
Best Value Colleges for Early Childhood Education (With Aid) 48
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Early Childhood Education Graduates 66
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education 76
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education 93
Best Value Colleges for Early Childhood Education 117
Highest Paid Early Childhood Education Graduates 127

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Purdue University - Main Campus handed out 22 bachelor's degrees in early childhood education. This is an increase of 29% over the previous year when 17 degrees were handed out.


 

Purdue Child development Students

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

Purdue Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

All of the 22 students who graduated with a Bachelor’s in child development from Purdue in 2021 were women.

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The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at Purdue are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 73% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in child development.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 16
Non-Resident Aliens 3
Other Races 0

Related Major Annual Graduates
Elementary Education 83

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