2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education in Arizona (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Early Childhood Education is the 34th most popular major in the country with 31,017 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Arizona, there were 1,154 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 466 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,233 and $38,981 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in early childhood education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great early childhood education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the early childhood education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for arizona master’s degree child development students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education in Arizona (With Aid)

#1

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$19,489 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, this large public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s child development students in 2019-2020.

NAU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NAU are $19,489, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Early Childhood Education at Northern Arizona University

#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$11,436 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 450 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

Grand Canyon University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Canyon University are $11,436, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Grand Canyon University Early Childhood Education Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education (With Aid)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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