Early Childhood Education at University of Rhode Island

If you plan to study early childhood education, take a look at what University of Rhode Island has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 17,649.

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.

URI Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Child development

Online Classes Are Available at URI

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.

URI does offer online education options in child development for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

URI Early Childhood Education Rankings

Child development Student Demographics at URI

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

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 RI, the home state for University of Rhode Island.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Preschool Teachers	1,120	$32,400
Kindergarten Teachers	560	$65,530

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
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