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2025 Best Early Childhood Education Schools in Arizona

7 Colleges in Arizona
1,501 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 looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Early Childhood Education Schools in Arizona ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,501 degrees in early childhood education annually.

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Choosing a Great Early Childhood Education School

Best Early Childhood Education Schools in Arizona 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 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 Arizona 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 Arizona

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 Arizona Schools in Child development

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In AZ
70 Child development Degrees Awarded

Arizona State University - Tempe is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in early childhood education. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #108 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.

There were roughly 70 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Arizona State University - Tempe

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AZ
888 Child development Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in early childhood education needs to check out Grand Canyon University. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the large city of Phoenix. A Best Colleges rank of #144 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Grand Canyon University is a great university overall.

There were approximately 888 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Grand Canyon University in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from Grand Canyon University

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In AZ
69 Child development Degrees Awarded

Northern Arizona University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in early childhood education. NAU is a very large public university located in the small city of Flagstaff. This university ranks 7th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were about 69 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at NAU in the most recent year we have data available.

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

4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In AZ
110 Child development Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in early childhood education needs to look into University of Phoenix - Arizona. Located in the large city of Phoenix, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #83 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UOPX - Arizona is a great university overall.

There were about 110 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at UOPX - Arizona in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in early childhood education from University of Phoenix - Arizona

5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In AZ
22.2% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Sierra Vista, Cochise College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 21st out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

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

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6
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In AZ
20.0% Growth in Graduates

Pima County Community College District is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Tucson. This college ranks 10th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were about 15 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Pima County Community College District in the most recent data year.

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

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Aspen University
Phoenix, AZ
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
33 Child development Degrees Awarded
12.1% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Phoenix, Aspen University is a private for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 26th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

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

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

Best Early Childhood Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 905 1,861
Oklahoma 565 213
New Mexico 416 220

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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 3,088
Secondary Education 1,326
Teacher Education 107
Teacher Development & Methodology 31
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 29
College/Postsecondary/University Teaching 22
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods 7
Adult & Continuing Education 5

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