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2025 Best Early Childhood Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

18 Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
1,346 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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 18 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for early childhood education students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 1,346 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 the Rocky Mountains Region The child development program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Early Childhood Education rankings. 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.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Early Childhood Education Rankings by 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 the Rocky Mountains Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. 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 the Rocky Mountains Region

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 Rocky Mountains Region Schools in Child development

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In UT
25.0% Growth in Graduates

Utah State University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in early childhood education. USU is a very large public university located in the small city of Logan. A Best Colleges rank of #503 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means USU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 28 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent year we have data available.

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

2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CO
33 Child development Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in early childhood education has to take a look at University of Northern Colorado. University of Northern Colorado is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Greeley. A Best Colleges rank of #707 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of Northern Colorado is a great university overall.

There were roughly 33 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at University of Northern Colorado in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from University of Northern Colorado

3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MT
19.0% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in early childhood education needs to check out Montana State University. MSU Bozeman is a large public university located in the city of Bozeman. A Best Colleges rank of #614 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means MSU Bozeman is a great university overall.

There were about 21 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at MSU Bozeman in the most recent year we have data available.

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

4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In ID
16.7% Growth in Graduates

Boise State University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in early childhood education. Boise State is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Boise. A Best Colleges rank of #512 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Boise State is a great university overall.

There were about 6 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Boise State in the most recent data year.

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

5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MT

UM is a large public university located in the city of Missoula. A Best Colleges rank of #697 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UM is a great university overall.

There were approximately 3 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at UM in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from The University of Montana

6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In UT

Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #257 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.

There were about 24 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Brigham Young University - Provo

7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MT
86 Child development Degrees Awarded

Montana Western is a small public university located in the remote town of Dillon. This university ranks 4th out of 12 schools for overall quality in the state of Montana.

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

More information about a degree in early childhood education from The University of Montana - Western

8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In ID
33.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Pocatello, ISU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Idaho.

There were approximately 3 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at ISU in the most recent data year.

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

9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In UT
16.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #389 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WSU is a great university overall.

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

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

10
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In CO
33.3% Growth in Graduates

UCCS is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Colorado Springs. This university ranks 21st out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.

There were approximately 18 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at UCCS in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Best Early Childhood Education Colleges by State

Explore the best early childhood education schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Utah 597 185
Colorado 590 278
Idaho 446 50
Montana 340 100
Wyoming 278 19

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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 4,845
Secondary Education 259
Teacher Education 177
Teacher Development & Methodology 37
Adult & Continuing Education 35
Montessori Teacher Education 26
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching 10
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 5
Online Educator/Online Teaching 4

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