2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education in Virginia

If you pursue a master's degree in early childhood education, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #50 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the most popular for early childhood education students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 53 master's degrees in early childhood education to qualified students.

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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.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Early Childhood Education in Virginia

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in early childhood education.

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

1

Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

53 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In VA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Liberty University is a popular decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in early childhood education. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in early childhood education in Virginia. More information about a master’s in early childhood education from Liberty University

2

Hampton University
Hampton, VA

Hampton University is a popular decision for students interested in a master's degree in early childhood education. Hampton is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Hampton. More information about a master’s in early childhood education from Hampton University

Best Early Childhood Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	427	27
Georgia	361	397
North Carolina	323	30
Tennessee	296	28
South Carolina	251	18
Alabama	248	86
Kentucky	248	29
Louisiana	235	14
Mississippi	205	11
Arkansas	184	12
West Virginia	154	0

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Early Childhood Education Related Rankings by Major

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	415
Secondary Education	142
Teacher Development & Methodology	116
Teacher Education	56
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	31
Adult & Continuing Education	11

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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