2024 Best Early Childhood Education Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota

If you pursue a master's degree in early childhood education, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #50 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Early Childhood Education Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 353 master's degrees in early childhood education during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to early childhood education students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of early childhood education students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• 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 master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Early Childhood Education Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota list to help you make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Early Childhood Education in Minnesota

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

Top Minnesota Schools for a Master's in Child development

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great choice for students interested in a master's degree in early childhood education. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in early childhood education from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

1

Capella University
Minneapolis, MN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

63 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in early childhood education has to look into Capella University. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in early childhood education from Capella University

2

Walden University
Minneapolis, MN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

237 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in early childhood education has to take a look at Walden University. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Walden University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in early childhood education from Walden University

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Concordia University, Saint Paul
Saint Paul, MN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

42 Annual Graduates

Concordia University, Saint Paul is a great decision for students pursuing a master's degree in early childhood education. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Saint Paul.More information about a master’s in early childhood education from Concordia University, Saint Paul

Best Early Childhood Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Early Childhood Education Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	361	9
Iowa	298	36
Kansas	254	0
Nebraska	211	7
North Dakota	167	10

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Early Childhood Education Related Rankings by Major

Early Childhood Education is one of 13 different types of Teacher Education Grade Specific programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Child development

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Teacher Development & Methodology	374
Teacher Education	140
Elementary Education	73
Adult & Continuing Education	37
Montessori Teacher Education	20
Secondary Education	12

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.