In 2022, the locations with the highest concentration of Early Childhood Education & Teaching degree recipients are San Diego, CA, Phoenix, AZ, and Los Angeles, CA. The most common degree awarded to students studying Early Childhood Education & Teaching is a bachelors degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Early Childhood Education & Teaching and the types of students that study this field. Grand Canyon University awards the most degrees in Early Childhood Education & Teaching in the US, but Urban College of Boston and American Jewish University (116846) have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Early Childhood Education & Teaching.
Tuition costs for Early Childhood Education & Teaching majors are, on average, $6,517 for in-state public colleges, and $29,972 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Early Childhood Education & Teaching programs are Public, 4-year or above institutions (401 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (15,739 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Early Childhood Education & Teaching, is Public, 4-year or above (15,739 completions in 2022).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Early Childhood Education & Teaching programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Out of all institutions that offer Early Childhood Education & Teaching programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Urban College of Boston has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Early Childhood Education & Teaching, with 80.7%.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Education majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Education majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Early Childhood Education & Teaching is from the 2 Digit Course Education.
5.11M
2022 Workforce
± 54,556
0.39%
1 Year Growth
± 1.51%
The number of Education graduates in the workforce has been declining at a rate of 0.39%, from 5.13M in 2021 to 5.11M in 2022.
The largest single share of Education graduates go on to work as Elementary & middle school teachers (32.4%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Education by share of the total number of graduates.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Education majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Education majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Education in the United States.
The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Education is 46.2.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Education degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Education (15,641 students).
The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Early Childhood Education & Teaching is from the 2 Digit Course Education.
46.2
Average Age in 2022
± 0.147 Years
0.0596%
1 Year Change
± 0.451%
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Education. The most common ages of employees with this major are 47 and 40 years old, which represent 2.52% and 2.5% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Early Childhood Education & Teaching are Bachelors Degree, Associates Degree, and Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Early Childhood Education & Teaching for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Early Childhood Education & Teaching is from the 2 Digit Course Education.
Most Common Countries of Origin
Mexico
50,652 degree recipients
Philippines
33,752 degree recipients
India
24,186 degree recipients
High Relative Number of Students
Europe
3.03 times more than expected
St Vincent & the Grenadines
2.94 times more than expected
Hungary
2.71 times more than expected
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Europe that hold Education degrees (3.03 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Mexico (50,652 degree recipients).
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Early Childhood Education & Teaching field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Early Childhood Education & Teaching majors need many skills, but most especially Speaking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Early Childhood Education & Teaching majors need more than the average amount of Management of Material Resources, Social Perceptiveness, and Coordination.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Early Childhood Education & Teaching majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Management of Material Resources is very distinctive for majors, but the Speaking, Learning Strategies, and Reading Comprehension are the three most important skills for people in the field.