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Early Childhood Education at Grand Canyon University

Early Childhood Education at Grand Canyon University

If you are interested in studying early childhood education, you may want to check out the program at Grand Canyon University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and has a total student population of 103,427.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Early Childhood Education section at the bottom of this page.

Grand Canyon University Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Child development
  • Master’s Degree in Child development

Online Classes Are Available at Grand Canyon University

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Grand Canyon University offers distance education options for child development at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

Grand Canyon University Early Childhood Education Rankings

Child development Student Demographics at Grand Canyon University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the child development majors at Grand Canyon University.

Grand Canyon University Early Childhood Education Master’s Program

97% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 3% of child development master's degrees went to men and 97% went to women.

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In the child development master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Grand Canyon University with a master's in child development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 32
Black or African American 178
Hispanic or Latino 112
White 254
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 35

Careers That Child development Grads May Go Into

A degree in child development can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AZ, the home state for Grand Canyon University.

Occupation Jobs in AZ Average Salary in AZ
Preschool Teachers 6,820 $31,010
Kindergarten Teachers 3,040 $44,670

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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