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2025 Best Early Childhood Education Schools in New Hampshire

5 Colleges in New Hampshire
177 Child development Degrees Awarded
Early Childhood Education is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #34 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in New Hampshire to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of early childhood education. Combined, these schools handed out 177 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 Hampshire Your choice of early childhood education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Early Childhood Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that 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

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

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Early Childhood Education Schools in New Hampshire list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Early Childhood Education in New Hampshire

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the child development degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top New Hampshire Schools in Child development

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NH

Any student who is interested in early childhood education needs to look into Plymouth State University. Located in the town of Plymouth, Plymouth State is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 9th out of 17 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.

There were about 10 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Plymouth State in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Plymouth State University

2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NH

Any student pursuing a degree in early childhood education has to take a look at Keene State College. Located in the distant town of Keene, Keene State is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #905 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Keene State is a great college overall.

There were approximately 10 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Keene State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Keene State College

3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NH
31 Child development Degrees Awarded

NHTI-Concord's Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in early childhood education. NHTI is a small public college located in the town of Concord. This college ranks 10th out of 17 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.

There were about 31 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at NHTI in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from NHTI-Concord’s Community College

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Rivier crest
Rivier University
Nashua, NH
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
14th Most Popular In NH

Rivier University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in early childhood education. Located in the city of Nashua, Rivier is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #823 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Rivier is a great university overall.

There were about 5 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Rivier in the most recent year we have data available.

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

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GSC crest
Granite State College
Manchester, NH
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NH
32 Child development Degrees Awarded

Located in the midsize city of Manchester, GSC is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 15th out of 17 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.

There were approximately 32 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at GSC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Granite State 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 854 870
Connecticut 538 283
Rhode Island 436 50
Maine 396 130
Vermont 352 108

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Elementary Education 275
Teacher Development & Methodology 155
Secondary Education 62
Teacher Education 11
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching 7
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 4

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