2024 Best Early Childhood Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Early Childhood Education is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #302 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Early Childhood Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 13 doctor's degrees in early childhood education during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on early childhood education students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other early childhood education students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized early childhood education related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for early childhood education students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Early Childhood Education Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Early Childhood Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Early Childhood Education in the Great Lakes Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in early childhood education.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Doctorate in Child development

1

Concordia University, Chicago
River Forest, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

Concordia University, Chicago is a great choice for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in early childhood education. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in early childhood education from Concordia University, Chicago

2

Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in early childhood education has to check out Oakland University. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in early childhood education from Oakland University

Best Early Childhood Education Colleges by State

Explore the best early childhood education schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	273	5
Michigan	257	8

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Rankings in Majors Related to Child development

One of 13 majors within the Teacher Education Grade Specific area of study, Early Childhood Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Child development

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Adult & Continuing Education	7
Elementary Education	1
Secondary Education	1
College/Postsecondary/University Teaching	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Vgrigas. More about our data sources and methodologies.