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2025 Best Early Childhood Education Schools in Louisiana

6 Colleges in Louisiana
133 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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Louisiana to determine which ones were the best for early childhood education students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 133 degrees in early childhood education annually.

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Choosing a Great Early Childhood Education School

Best Early Childhood Education Schools in Louisiana 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

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 Louisiana 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 Louisiana

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 Louisiana Schools in Child development

1
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In LA
14.3% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in early childhood education has to check out Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. Louisiana State University is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge. A Best Colleges rank of #357 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Louisiana State University is a great university overall.

There were about 28 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Louisiana State University in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In LA
24.0% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Louisiana at Lafayette if you want to pursue a degree in early childhood education. UL Lafayette is a large public university located in the city of Lafayette. A Best Colleges rank of #1297 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UL Lafayette is a great university overall.

There were roughly 25 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at UL Lafayette in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from University of Louisiana at Lafayette

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In LA

Louisiana Tech University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in early childhood education. Located in the distant town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 30 colleges for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.

There were about 15 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Louisiana Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Louisiana Tech University

4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In LA
36 Child development Degrees Awarded

Southeastern Louisiana University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in early childhood education. Southeastern is a large public university located in the city of Hammond. This university ranks 13th out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.

There were roughly 36 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Southeastern in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Southeastern Louisiana University

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McNeese State University
Lake Charles, LA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In LA

Located in the small city of Lake Charles, McNeese is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 12th out of 30 colleges for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.

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

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

6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In LA
16.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Shreveport, Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a public university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1222 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a great university overall.

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

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Louisiana State University - Shreveport

Best Early Childhood Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 1,201
North Carolina 710 1,012
Georgia 690 1,167
Virginia 630 383
Tennessee 624 185
South Carolina 530 539
Kentucky 518 83
Mississippi 501 32
Alabama 500 276
Arkansas 466 210
West Virginia 410 4

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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 361
Secondary Education 168
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching 59
Teacher Development & Methodology 31
Adult & Continuing Education 22
Teacher Education 17
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 14

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