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

Ranked #31 in popularity, early childhood education is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education in Kentucky ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 53 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

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in child development matters. We created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education in Kentucky ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality early childhood education program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

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This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for early childhood education.

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

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for early childhood education students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

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

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Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY

14 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In KY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Western Kentucky University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in early childhood education. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in early childhood education in Kentucky.

There were about 14 early childhood education individuals who graduated with this degree at WKU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in early childhood education from Western Kentucky University

2

Murray State University
Murray, KY

13 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In KY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Murray State University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in early childhood education. Located in the town of Murray, Murray State is a public university with a medium-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in early childhood education in Kentucky.

There were roughly 13 early childhood education individuals who graduated with this degree at Murray State in the most recent year we have data available.

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

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY

9 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In KY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Kentucky if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in early childhood education. UK is a very large public university located in the city of Lexington. 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 Kentucky.

There were about 9 early childhood education individuals who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent year we have data available.

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

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Campbellsville University
Campbellsville, KY

9 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In KY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Campbellsville University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in early childhood education. Located in the distant town of Campbellsville, Campbellsville University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for bachelor's degrees in early childhood education in Kentucky.

There were approximately 9 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Campbellsville University in the most recent data year.

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

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Morehead State University
Morehead, KY

8 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In KY

Located in the town of Morehead, Morehead State University is a public university with a medium-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in early childhood education in Kentucky.

There were approximately 8 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Morehead State University in the most recent data year.

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

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Brescia University
Owensboro, KY

Brescia University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Owensboro. More information about a bachelor’s in early childhood education from Brescia University

Best Early Childhood Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Early Childhood Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	473	507
Georgia	447	416
Tennessee	445	222
North Carolina	434	134
Virginia	417	197
South Carolina	353	434
Alabama	318	134
Louisiana	295	152
Arkansas	287	134
Mississippi	261	5

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Early Childhood Education Related Rankings by Major

One of 11 majors within the Teacher Education Grade Specific area of study, Early Childhood Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Elementary Education	752
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	195
Teacher Education	42
Secondary Education	23
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching	14
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods	4

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.