by our College Data Analytics TeamEarly Childhood Education is a concentration offered under the teacher education grade specific major at Liberty University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in child development, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Liberty University was $460 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,935 | $7,935 |
| Fees | $414 | $414 |
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that Liberty University offers online option in its child development master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Liberty University Online Learning page.
Women made up around 96.2% of the child development students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 95.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 39.6% of the child development master’s degrees at Liberty University in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 36%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 12 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 21 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 12 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to early childhood education.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Elementary Education | 261 |
| Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching | 31 |
| Secondary Education | 91 |
View All Early Childhood Education Related Majors >
*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.