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

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.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 7 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education in Arizona ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 315 bachelor's degrees in early childhood education to qualified students.

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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. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education in Arizona ranking.

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 Arizona

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

Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ

145 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In AZ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Grand Canyon University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in early childhood education. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the city of Phoenix. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in early childhood education in Arizona.

There were about 145 early childhood education individuals who graduated with this degree at Grand Canyon University in the most recent data year.

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

2

Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

74 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In AZ

Arizona State University - Tempe is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in early childhood education. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in early childhood education in Arizona.

There were approximately 74 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in early childhood education from Arizona State University - Tempe

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University of Phoenix - Arizona
Tempe, AZ

72 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In AZ

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Phoenix - Arizona if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in early childhood education. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit 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 Arizona.

There were roughly 72 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at UOPX - Arizona in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in early childhood education from University of Phoenix - Arizona

4

Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ

19 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In AZ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Northern Arizona University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in early childhood education. NAU is a very large public university located in the city of Flagstaff. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in early childhood education in Arizona.

There were roughly 19 early childhood education individuals who graduated with this degree at NAU in the most recent year we have data available.

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

5

Ottawa University - Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ

4 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In AZ

Ottawa University - Phoenix is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Phoenix. 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 Arizona.

There were approximately 4 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Ottawa University - Phoenix in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in early childhood education from Ottawa University - Phoenix

6

Ottawa University - Surprise
Surprise, AZ

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Ottawa University - Surprise is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Surprise. More information about a bachelor’s in early childhood education from Ottawa University - Surprise

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Prescott College
Prescott, AZ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

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

Best Early Childhood Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	544	115
Oklahoma	390	184
New Mexico	216	63

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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	1,442
Secondary Education	284
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching	26
Teacher Development & Methodology	2

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.