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

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 4 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the most popular for early childhood education students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 312 master's degrees in early childhood education to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Early Childhood Education School for Your Master's Degree

The child development master'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 Master's Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education in Minnesota 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.

 

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

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

Walden University
Minneapolis, MN

197 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in early childhood education has to check out Walden University. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Walden University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for master's degrees in early childhood education in Minnesota.

There were roughly 197 early childhood education individuals who graduated with this degree at Walden University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in early childhood education from Walden University

2

Capella University
Minneapolis, MN

67 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In MN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Capella University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in early childhood education. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in early childhood education in Minnesota.

There were roughly 67 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Capella University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in early childhood education from Capella University

3

Concordia University, Saint Paul
Saint Paul, MN

28 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Concordia University, Saint Paul is a popular decision for students interested in a master's degree in early childhood education. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Saint Paul. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in early childhood education in Minnesota.

There were approximately 28 early childhood education individuals who graduated with this degree at Concordia University, Saint Paul in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in early childhood education from Concordia University, Saint Paul

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

20 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you want to pursue a master's degree in early childhood education. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities 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 master's degrees in early childhood education in Minnesota. More information about a master’s in early childhood education from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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	346	11
Iowa	287	38
Kansas	244	3
Nebraska	200	7
North Dakota	149	14

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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
Teacher Development & Methodology	386
Teacher Education	137
Elementary Education	66
Montessori Teacher Education	40
Adult & Continuing Education	26
Secondary Education	21

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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