2025 Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in early childhood education, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #32 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 146 bachelor's degrees in early childhood education to qualified students.

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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 - The number of early childhood education students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• 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 complete 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.

More Ways to Rank Early Childhood Education Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in early childhood education.

Top Arkansas Schools for a Bachelor's in Child development

1

Arkansas State University - Main Campus
Jonesboro, AR

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

72 Annual Graduates

Arkansas State University - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in early childhood education. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in early childhood education from Arkansas State University - Main Campus

2

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus
Magnolia, AR

60 Annual Graduates

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in early childhood education. Located in the town of Magnolia, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in early childhood education from Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

Best Early Childhood Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	605
Tennessee	460	160
North Carolina	453	194
Georgia	453	363
Virginia	421	210
South Carolina	370	477
Kentucky	331	46
Alabama	320	137
Louisiana	306	110
Mississippi	275	4

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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 Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Elementary Education	359
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	147
Secondary Education	29
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching	2

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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