Early Childhood Education at University of the Southwest

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

USW is located in Hobbs, New Mexico and has a total student population of 904.

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.

USW Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Child development

Online Classes Are Available at USW

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, USW does offer online courses in child development for the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

USW Early Childhood Education Rankings

Child development Student Demographics at USW

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

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 NM, the home state for University of the Southwest.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Preschool Teachers	2,490	$34,100
Kindergarten Teachers	1,160	$53,780

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
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