by our College Data Analytics TeamEarly Childhood Education is a concentration offered under the teacher education grade specific major at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. 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, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at WCUPA was $774 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $516 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,288 | $13,932 |
| Fees | $2,610 | $2,826 |
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that WCUPA 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 WCUPA Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in child development in 2019-2020, all of them were women.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 27.3% of the child development master’s degrees at WCUPA in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 36%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 8 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to early childhood education.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Development & Methodology | 13 |
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.