by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Early Childhood Education is the 34th most popular major in the country with 31,937 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Southeast region, there were 7,712 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 645 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,462 and $43,311 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 58 colleges that offered a degree in early childhood education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their early childhood education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree child development students.
Out of the 58 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Jose Maria Vargas University landed the #1 spot on the list. JMVU is a private for-profit institution located in Pembroke Pines, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Jose Maria Vargas University Early Childhood Education Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of West Alabama. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region. This medium-sized school is located in Livingston, Alabama, and it awarded 88 masters’s child development degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at University of West Alabama
Out of the 58 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas University landed the #3 spot on the list. Thomas University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Thomasville, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 50 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at Thomas University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Converse College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s child development students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 58 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Piedmont College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Demorest, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s child development students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at Piedmont College
South Carolina State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. South Carolina State University is a small public school situated in Orangeburg, South Carolina. It awarded 2 masters’s child development degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at South Carolina State University
With a ranking of #7, Valdosta State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region list. VSU is a fairly large school located in Valdosta, Georgia that handed out 80 masters’s child development degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at Valdosta State University
Albany State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Albany State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Albany, Georgia. It awarded 3 masters’s child development degrees in 2021-2022.
Freed-Hardeman University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region ranking. FHU is located in Henderson, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 masters’s child development degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, University of North Alabama did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Florence, Alabama, this medium-sized public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s child development students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of North Alabama Early Childhood Education Report
Jacksonville State University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region list. Jacksonville, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s child development degrees to 19 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at Jacksonville State University
Georgia College & State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Milledgeville, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s child development degrees to 9 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at Georgia College
With a ranking of #13, Murray State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region list. Murray State is a public institution located in Murray, Kentucky. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Murray State University Early Childhood Education Report
Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Mobile landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Mobile is located in Mobile, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 masters’s child development degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at University of Mobile
With a ranking of #16, Shaw University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region list. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s child development degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at Shaw University
University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified masters’s child development students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Campbellsville University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Campbellsville, Kentucky, and it awarded 26 masters’s child development degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Campbellsville University Early Childhood Education Report
With a ranking of #19, University of Mount Olive did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region list. UMO is a small school located in Mount Olive, North Carolina that handed out 2 masters’s child development degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #20, University of South Alabama did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region list. University of South Alabama is a fairly large public school situated in Mobile, Alabama. It awarded 7 masters’s child development degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at University of South Alabama
University of Georgia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school awarded 78 diplomas to qualified masters’s child development students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at University of Georgia
East Tennessee State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region ranking. ETSU is a fairly large school located in Johnson City, Tennessee that handed out 13 masters’s child development degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at East Tennessee State University
Alabama State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. Alabama State University is located in Montgomery, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 masters’s child development degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at Alabama State University
With a ranking of #24, Louisiana Tech University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana Tech is a public institution located in Ruston, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Early Childhood Education at Louisiana Tech University
With a ranking of #25, Columbus State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Columbus, Georgia, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s child development students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at Columbus State University
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