Best Early Childhood Ed colleges in the U.S.

Best Early Childhood Ed colleges in the U.S. for 2025

Ashford University
San Diego, CA

Ashford University offers 8 Early Childhood Ed degree programs. It's a very large, private for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2022, 979 Early Childhood Ed students graduated with students earning 778 Bachelor's degrees, and 201 Associate's degrees.

Wenatchee Valley College
Wenatchee, WA

Wenatchee Valley College offers 5 Early Childhood Ed degree programs. It's a small, public, four-year university in a small city. In 2022, 100 Early Childhood Ed students graduated with students earning 93 Certificates, 5 Associate's degrees, and 2 Bachelor's degrees.

Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN

Ivy Tech Community College offers 4 Early Childhood Ed degree programs. It's a very large, public, two-year college in a large city. In 2022, 447 Early Childhood Ed students graduated with students earning 279 Certificates, and 168 Associate's degrees.

West Hills College-Lemoore offers 4 Early Childhood Ed degree programs. It's a small, public, two-year college in a outlying rural area. In 2022, 301 Early Childhood Ed students graduated with students earning 273 Certificates, and 28 Associate's degrees.

Yakima Valley College offers 5 Early Childhood Ed degree programs. It's a small, public, four-year university in a small city. In 2022, 114 Early Childhood Ed students graduated with students earning 65 Certificates, 36 Bachelor's degrees, and 13 Associate's degrees.

City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College offers 3 Early Childhood Ed degree programs. It's a small, public, two-year college in a large city. In 2022, 59 Early Childhood Ed students graduated with students earning 50 Certificates, and 9 Associate's degrees.

Walden University
Minneapolis, MN

Walden University offers 8 Early Childhood Ed degree programs. It's a very large, private for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2022, 260 Early Childhood Ed students graduated with students earning 188 Master's degrees, 67 Bachelor's degrees, and 5 Certificates.

Merritt College
Oakland, CA

Merritt College offers 4 Early Childhood Ed degree programs. It's a medium sized, public, two-year college in a large city. In 2022, 254 Early Childhood Ed students graduated with students earning 223 Certificates, and 31 Associate's degrees.

Pierce College District offers 5 Early Childhood Ed degree programs. It's a medium sized, public, four-year university in a small city. In 2022, 76 Early Childhood Ed students graduated with students earning 29 Certificates, 24 Bachelor's degrees, and 23 Associate's degrees.

City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College offers 5 Early Childhood Ed degree programs. It's a medium sized, public, two-year college in a large city. In 2022, 105 Early Childhood Ed students graduated with students earning 89 Certificates, and 16 Associate's degrees.

List of all Early Childhood Ed colleges in the U.S.

School Average Tuition Student Teacher Ratio Enrolled Students
Ashford University Logo Ashford University San Diego, CA
3/5
280 : 1 34,190
Wenatchee Valley College Logo Wenatchee Valley College Wenatchee, WA
2/5
30 : 1 2,529
Ivy Tech Community College Logo Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN
2/5
81 : 1 89,705
West Hills College-Lemoore Logo West Hills College-Lemoore Lemoore, CA
1/5
99 : 1 3,845
Yakima Valley College Logo Yakima Valley College Yakima, WA
2/5
24 : 1 3,279