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Early Childhood Education at Murray State University

Early Childhood Education at Murray State University

What traits are you looking for in a child development school? To help you decide if Murray State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's child development program.

Murray State is located in Murray, Kentucky and has a total student population of 9,449.

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.

Murray State Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Murray State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Murray State does offer online courses in child development for the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

Murray State Early Childhood Education Rankings

Child development Student Demographics at Murray State

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

Murray State Early Childhood Education Master’s Program

83% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of child development master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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Of the students who received a child development master's degree from Murray State, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 KY, the home state for Murray State University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Preschool Teachers 3,950 $33,650
Kindergarten Teachers 2,500 $54,510

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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