2025 Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

Ranked #32 in popularity, early childhood education is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Rhode Island to determine which ones were the best for early childhood education students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 44 bachelor's degrees in early childhood education to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to early childhood education students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other early childhood education students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• 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 bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The child development school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Early Childhood Education in Rhode Island

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for early childhood education students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Rhode Island Schools for a Bachelor's in Child development

1

University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI

13 Annual Graduates

University of Rhode Island is a great choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in early childhood education. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in early childhood education from University of Rhode Island

2

Rhode Island College
Providence, RI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

24 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in early childhood education has to take a look at Rhode Island College. Located in the suburb of Providence, RIC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in early childhood education from Rhode Island College

Best Early Childhood Education Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Early Childhood Education Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	581	421
Connecticut	341	102
Vermont	289	33
Maine	281	44
New Hampshire	276	45

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Early Childhood Education Related Rankings by Major

One of 13 majors within the Teacher Education Grade Specific area of study, Early Childhood Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Child development

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Elementary Education	140
Secondary Education	41
Teacher Education	11
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	3

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.