2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education in Connecticut

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in early childhood education, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #31 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 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education in Connecticut ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 68 bachelor's degrees in early childhood education during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Early Childhood Education School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The child development bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education in Connecticut ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for early childhood education, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Early Childhood Education Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for early childhood education.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Early Childhood Education in Connecticut

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in early childhood education.

Most Well Attended Schools for Child development Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

Southern Connecticut State University
New Haven, CT

24 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In CT

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Southern Connecticut State University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in early childhood education. Located in the city of New Haven, SCSU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in early childhood education in Connecticut.

There were about 24 early childhood education individuals who graduated with this degree at SCSU in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in early childhood education from Southern Connecticut State University

2

Charter Oak State College
New Britain, CT

17 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Charter Oak State College is a popular decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in early childhood education. Located in the large suburb of New Britain, Charter Oak State College is a public college with a small student population.

There were approximately 17 early childhood education individuals who graduated with this degree at Charter Oak State College in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in early childhood education from Charter Oak State College

3

Eastern Connecticut State University
Willimantic, CT

13 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Eastern Connecticut State University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in early childhood education. Located in the town of Willimantic, ECSU is a public university with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in early childhood education in Connecticut. More information about a bachelor’s in early childhood education from Eastern Connecticut State University

4

University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT

8 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In CT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in early childhood education has to take a look at University of Hartford. Located in the city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in early childhood education in Connecticut.

There were about 8 early childhood education individuals who graduated with this degree at UHart in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in early childhood education from University of Hartford

5

Mitchell College
New London, CT

5 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Mitchell College is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of New London.

There were about 5 early childhood education individuals who graduated with this degree at Mitchell College in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in early childhood education from Mitchell College

6

Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, CT

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CT

Located in the suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in early childhood education in Connecticut. More information about a bachelor’s in early childhood education from Central Connecticut State University

Best Early Childhood Education Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	540	398
Rhode Island	298	50
Vermont	274	34
New Hampshire	267	45
Maine	262	42

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Rankings in Majors Related to Child development

Early Childhood Education is one of 11 different types of Teacher Education Grade Specific programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Child development

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Elementary Education	183
Secondary Education	8

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.