by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Georgia” 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 Georgia, there were 1,633 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 243 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,682 and $44,244 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Georgia” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in early childhood education. That schools that top this list have a program in early childhood education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The child development school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Georgia”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Georgia”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Thomas University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Georgia. Located in Thomasville, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 50 diplomas to qualified masters’s child development students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Piedmont College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Georgia. Piedmont College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Demorest, Georgia. It awarded 0 masters’s child development degrees 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at Piedmont College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Valdosta State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Georgia. Located in Valdosta, Georgia, this fairly large public school handed out 80 degrees to qualified masters’s child development students 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%.
Full Valdosta State University Early Childhood Education Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Albany State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Georgia list. Albany, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s child development degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia College & State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Georgia list. Georgia College is a public institution located in Milledgeville, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at Georgia College
University of Georgia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Georgia ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 78 masters’s child development degrees 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
Columbus State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Georgia ranking. Columbus, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s child development degrees to 3 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
Fort Valley State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Georgia ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Fort Valley, Georgia, and it awarded 2 masters’s child development degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Early Childhood Education at Fort Valley State University
University of North Georgia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Georgia ranking, coming in at #9. UNG is a fairly large school located in Dahlonega, Georgia that handed out 18 masters’s child development 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 more about Early Childhood Education at University of North Georgia
With a ranking of #10, Georgia Southern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Georgia list. This large school is located in Statesboro, Georgia, and it awarded 0 masters’s child development degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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 more about Early Childhood Education at Georgia Southern University
Georgia State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Child development Major in Georgia ranking. Georgia State University is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s 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 full report on Early Childhood Education at Georgia State
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