2025 Best Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Schools in Indiana

Ranked #16 in popularity, early childhood education is one of the most sought-after associate degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Indiana to determine which ones were the best for early childhood education students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 281 associate degrees in early childhood education to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on early childhood education students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other early childhood education students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized early childhood education related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for early childhood education students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Early Childhood Education Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Schools in Indiana list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Early Childhood Education in Indiana

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for early childhood education students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Indiana Schools for an Associate in Child development

1

Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global
Marion, IN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

48 Annual Graduates

Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global is a wonderful choice for individuals interested in an associate degree in early childhood education. IWU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Marion.More information about a associate in early childhood education from Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global

2

Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

165 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in early childhood education has to look into Ivy Tech Community College. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public college located in the large city of Indianapolis.More information about a associate in early childhood education from Ivy Tech Community College

Best Early Childhood Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Early Childhood Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	450	124
Michigan	410	87
Illinois	267	111
Wisconsin	224	323

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Rankings in Majors Related to Child development

Early Childhood Education is one of 13 different types of Teacher Education Grade Specific programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Child development

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Elementary Education	20
Secondary Education	6

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.