2025 Best Early Childhood Education Schools in Montana

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 2 schools in Montana to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of early childhood education. Combined, these schools handed out 128 degrees in early childhood education to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Early Childhood Education Schools List

Early Childhood Education Rankings by Degree Level

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 Montana 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 Montana

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 Montana Schools in Child development

1

Montana State University
Bozeman, MT

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

19.0% Growth in Graduates

Montana State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in early childhood education. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public university located in the city of Bozeman.More information about a degree in early childhood education from Montana State University

2

The University of Montana - Western
Dillon, MT

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

86 Child development Degrees Awarded

30.2% Growth in Graduates

The University of Montana - Western is a great option for students interested in a degree in early childhood education. Montana Western is a small public university located in the town of Dillon.More information about a degree in early childhood education from The University of Montana - Western

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
Colorado	590	278
Idaho	446	50
Wyoming	278	19

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Rankings in Majors Related to Child development

One of 13 majors within the Teacher Education Grade Specific area of study, Early Childhood Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Child development

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Elementary Education	282
Secondary Education	11
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	10

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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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