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2025 Best Early Childhood Education Schools in Colorado

7 Colleges in Colorado
954 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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 7 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Early Childhood Education Schools in Colorado ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 954 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 Colorado 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. 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.

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 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 Colorado ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. 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 Colorado

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 Colorado Schools in Child development

1
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 check out University of Northern Colorado. University of Northern Colorado is a medium-sized public university located in the midsize 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 approximately 33 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at University of Northern Colorado in the most recent data year.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In CO
33.3% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in early childhood education has to look into University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. 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 about 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

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CO
91 Child development Degrees Awarded

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a great option for students pursuing a degree in early childhood education. CU Anschutz is a very large public university located in the large city of Denver. A Best Colleges rank of #773 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means CU Anschutz is a great university overall.

There were about 91 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at CU Anschutz in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In CO
212 Child development Degrees Awarded

Front Range Community College is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in early childhood education. Located in the suburb of Westminster, FRCC is a public college with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #416 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means FRCC is a great college overall.

There were approximately 212 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at FRCC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Front Range Community College

5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In CO

Located in the large suburb of Lakewood, CCU is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 20th out of 31 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.

There were roughly 11 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at CCU in the most recent year we have data available.

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

6
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In CO
96 Child development Degrees Awarded

Pueblo Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo. This college ranks 15th out of 31 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.

There were about 96 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Pueblo Community College in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Pueblo Community College

7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CO

Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 24th out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.

There were about 29 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at MSU Denver in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Early Childhood Education Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Utah 597 185
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.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Elementary Education 425
Secondary Education 72
Teacher Education 59
Montessori Teacher Education 26
Adult & Continuing Education 10

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