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

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 North Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 220 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 North Carolina 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 North Carolina

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

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

98 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NC

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in early childhood education needs to look into University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in early childhood education in North Carolina.

There were approximately 98 early childhood education individuals who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in early childhood education from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2

University of Mount Olive
Mount Olive, NC

78 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Mount Olive if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in early childhood education. UMO is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Mount Olive. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in early childhood education in North Carolina.

There were roughly 78 early childhood education individuals who graduated with this degree at UMO in the most recent data year.

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

3

University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC

26 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of North Carolina at Greensboro is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in early childhood education. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public university with a fairly large 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 North Carolina.

There were about 26 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at UNC Greensboro in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in early childhood education from University of North Carolina at Greensboro

4

Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville, NC

16 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In NC

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Fayetteville State University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in early childhood education. Fayetteville State University is a medium-sized public university located in the midsize city of Fayetteville. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #5 in quality for bachelor's degrees in early childhood education in North Carolina.

There were roughly 16 early childhood education individuals who graduated with this degree at Fayetteville State University in the most recent year we have data available.

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

5

Elon University
Elon, NC

2 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NC

Elon is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize suburb of Elon. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in early childhood education in North Carolina.

There were roughly 2 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Elon in the most recent data year.

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

6

Barton College
Wilson, NC

Barton College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Wilson. More information about a bachelor’s in early childhood education from Barton College

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
Virginia	417	197
South Carolina	353	434
Alabama	318	134
Kentucky	318	31
Louisiana	295	152
Arkansas	287	134
Mississippi	261	5

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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	1,115
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching	141
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	139
Teacher Development & Methodology	20
Secondary Education	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).
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