Early Childhood Education at Western New Mexico University

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

Western New Mexico University is located in Silver City, New Mexico and has a total student population of 2,896.

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.

Western New Mexico University Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Child development

Online Classes Are Available at Western New Mexico University

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.

Western New Mexico University does offer online education options in child development for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Master’s Degree

Western New Mexico University Early Childhood Education Rankings

Child development Student Demographics at Western New Mexico University

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

Western New Mexico University Early Childhood Education Master’s Program

83% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

In the child development master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	2
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 NM, the home state for Western New Mexico University.

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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