Early Childhood Education at Mercy College
If you are interested in studying early childhood education, you may want to check out the program at Mercy College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.Mercy is located in Dobbs Ferry, New York and has a total student population of 9,547.
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.
Mercy Early Childhood Education Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Child development
- Master’s Degree in Child development
Online Classes Are Available at Mercy
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.
Mercy does offer online education options in child development for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Master’s Degree
Mercy Early Childhood Education Rankings
Child development Student Demographics at Mercy
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the child development majors at Mercy College.
Mercy Early Childhood Education Master’s Program
Of the students who received a child development master's degree from Mercy, 51% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the child development master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mercy College with a master's in child development.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 7 |
Hispanic or Latino | 22 |
White | 32 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Related Majors
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 NY, the home state for Mercy College.
Occupation | Jobs in NY | Average Salary in NY |
---|---|---|
Preschool Teachers | 30,790 | $48,630 |
Kindergarten Teachers | 6,120 | $79,410 |
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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Sardaka under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.