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2024 Best Early Childhood Education Schools in New York

23 Colleges in New York
1,020 Child development Degrees Awarded
Ranked #34 in popularity, early childhood education is one of the most sought-after 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.

College Factual reviewed 23 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of early childhood education. Combined, these schools handed out 1,020 degrees in early childhood education to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Early Childhood Education School

Best Early Childhood Education Schools in New York Your choice of early childhood education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for early childhood education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Early Childhood Education Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Child development
Master's Degrees in Child development
Doctor's Degrees in Child development

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Early Childhood Education Schools in New York ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Early Childhood Education in New York

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the child development degree levels they offer.

10 Top New York Schools in Child development

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In NY
38 Child development Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in early childhood education has to look into Teachers College at Columbia University. Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #12 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Teachers College is a great university overall.

There were about 38 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Teachers College in the most recent year we have data available.

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New York University
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In NY
31 Child development Degrees Awarded

New York University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in early childhood education. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 31 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.

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Hunter College
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY
86 Child development Degrees Awarded

Hunter College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in early childhood education. Located in the city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #256 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Hunter is a great college overall.

There were approximately 86 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Hunter in the most recent year we have data available.

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Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
146 Child development Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Brooklyn College if you want to pursue a degree in early childhood education. Brooklyn College is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Brooklyn. A Best Colleges rank of #511 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Brooklyn College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 146 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Brooklyn College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
24th Most Popular In NY
75.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #104 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Rochester is a great university overall.

There were roughly 4 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
17th Most Popular In NY
58.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #109 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Fordham U is a great university overall.

There were approximately 12 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Fordham U in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Fordham University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In NY
49 Child development Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of New York, Bank Street College of Education is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

There were approximately 49 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Bank Street College of Education in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Bank Street College of Education

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Queens College
Queens, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NY
50 Child development Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Queens, QC is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #347 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means QC is a great college overall.

There were roughly 50 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at QC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Queens College

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NY
69 Child development Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of New York, CCNY is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #563 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means CCNY is a great college overall.

There were about 69 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at CCNY in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from The City College of New York

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Lehman College
Bronx, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In NY
43 Child development Degrees Awarded

Lehman is a large public college located in the city of Bronx. This college ranks 57th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 43 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Lehman in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Early Childhood Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 978 1,644
Maryland 618 485
New Jersey 614 150
District of Columbia 441 28
Delaware 345 61

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

Majors Similar to Child development

Related Major Annual Graduates
Elementary Education 2,838
Teacher Education 1,861
Secondary Education 557
Adult & Continuing Education 65
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching 59
Teacher Development & Methodology 23
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods 14
Online Educator/Online Teaching 13
College/Postsecondary/University Teaching 10
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 4

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