2025 Best Early Childhood Education Schools in Texas
14
Colleges in Texas
1,827
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.
College Factual looked at 14 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Early Childhood Education Schools in Texas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,827 degrees in early childhood education annually.
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Choosing a Great Early Childhood Education School
Your choice of early childhood education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Early Childhood Education Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Early Childhood Education Schools in Texas list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Early Childhood Education in Texas
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 Texas Schools in Child development
Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In TX
221
Child development Degrees Awarded
It is difficult to beat South Texas College if you wish to pursue a degree in early childhood education. South Texas College is a fairly large public college located in the city of McAllen. A Best Colleges rank of #485 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means South Texas College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 221 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at South Texas College in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in early childhood education from South Texas College
Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
9th
Most Popular In TX
78
Child development Degrees Awarded
Collin County Community College District is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in early childhood education. Collin County Community College District is a very large public college located in the large suburb of McKinney. A Best Colleges rank of #386 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Collin County Community College District is a great college overall.
There were about 78 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Collin County Community College District in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in early childhood education from Collin County Community College District
Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In TX
75
Child development Degrees Awarded
It's difficult to beat Tarrant County College District if you want to pursue a degree in early childhood education. Tarrant County College is a very large public college located in the city of Fort Worth. A Best Colleges rank of #272 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Tarrant County College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 75 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Tarrant County College in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in early childhood education from Tarrant County College District
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
11th
Most Popular In TX
49
Child development Degrees Awarded
It's hard to beat Texas Christian University if you wish to pursue a degree in early childhood education. Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #112 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means TCU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 49 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in early childhood education from Texas Christian University
Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In TX
72
Child development Degrees Awarded
Austin Community College District is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #506 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Austin Community College District is a great college overall.
There were about 72 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Austin Community College District in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in early childhood education from Austin Community College District
Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In TX
250
Child development Degrees Awarded
El Centro College is a very large public college located in the large city of Dallas. A Best Colleges rank of #281 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means El Centro College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 250 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at El Centro College in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in early childhood education from El Centro College
Located in the town of Paris, Paris Junior College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 65th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 20 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Paris Junior College in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in early childhood education from Paris Junior College
Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In TX
137
Child development Degrees Awarded
Northwest Vista College is a fairly large public college located in the city of San Antonio. This college ranks 34th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 137 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Northwest Vista College in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in early childhood education from Northwest Vista College
Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In TX
258
Child development Degrees Awarded
North Harris Montgomery is a fairly large public college located in the medium-sized city of The Woodlands. A Best Colleges rank of #557 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means North Harris Montgomery is a great college overall.
There were about 258 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at North Harris Montgomery in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in early childhood education from Lone Star College System
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
14th
Most Popular In TX
Wayland Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Plainview. This university ranks 55th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 20 early childhood education students who graduated with this degree at Wayland Baptist University in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in early childhood education from Wayland Baptist University
