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

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 reviewed 6 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the most popular for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of early childhood education. Combined, these schools handed out 79 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

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in child development matters. 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 Iowa 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. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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. 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 Iowa

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 Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA

36 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Northern Iowa 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 Cedar Falls, UNI is a public university with a medium-sized 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 Iowa. More information about a bachelor’s in early childhood education from University of Northern Iowa

2

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

29 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IA

Iowa 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 city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a fairly large student population. 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 Iowa.

There were roughly 29 early childhood education individuals who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent year we have data available.

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

3

Northwestern College
Orange City, IA

10 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Northwestern College 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 Orange City, NWC is a private not-for-profit college with a small 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 Iowa.

There were about 10 early childhood education individuals who graduated with this degree at NWC in the most recent year we have data available.

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

4

Saint Ambrose University
Davenport, IA

4 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Saint Ambrose University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in early childhood education. Located in the medium-sized city of Davenport, St. Ambrose University is a private not-for-profit university with a small 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 Iowa.

There were approximately 4 early childhood education individuals who graduated with this degree at St. Ambrose University in the most recent data year.

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

5

Upper Iowa University
Fayette, IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the remote area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in early childhood education from Upper Iowa University

5

Mount Mercy University
Cedar Rapids, IA

Mount Mercy is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids. More information about a bachelor’s in early childhood education from Mount Mercy University

Best Early Childhood Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	467	234
Minnesota	438	126
Kansas	349	33
Nebraska	326	47
North Dakota	238	41
South Dakota	229	66

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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 Majors Related to Child development

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Elementary Education	1,111
Secondary Education	97
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	56
Teacher 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.