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CIP PROGRAM: 13.1210
Early Childhood Education and Teaching.

Summary: A program that prepares individuals to teach students ranging in age from infancy through eight years (grade three), depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all relevant subject matter.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Related Occupations

There are no occupations related specifically to this program.

National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
2020 7234 12806 3466
2021 6929 13111 3475
2022 7510 13915 3714
2023 7364 13350 3805
2024 6823 12709 3624
Change +1.80% +4.25% +9.78%

Related CIPs

13 EDUCATION.
13.12 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.
13.1201 Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching.
13.1202 Elementary Education and Teaching.
13.1203 Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching.
13.1205 Secondary Education and Teaching.
13.1206 Teacher Education, Multiple Levels.
13.1207 Montessori Teacher Education.
13.1208 Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education.
13.1209 Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching.
13.1210 Early Childhood Education and Teaching.
13.1211 Online Educator/Online Teaching.
13.1212 International Teaching and Learning.
13.1213 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods.
13.1214 College/Postsecondary/University Teaching.
13.1299 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other.

Institutions granting degrees in Early Childhood Education and Teaching.

Institution Degrees Granted (2024)5-Year Change
Adrian College1 -100.00%
Alabama State University4 -37.50%
Alvernia University7 -50.00%
Alverno College4 -
American Jewish University7 -
Ana G. Mendez University2 -
Aquinas College8 +33.33%
Arizona Christian University5 -
Arizona State University Campus Immersion42 -6.67%
Arkansas State University72 -19.15%
Ashford University568 -9.59%
Ashland University12 -61.11%
Aspen University31 -23.08%
Auburn University46 -22.06%
Augusta University28 +9.38%
Bacone College1 -50.00%
Baldwin Wallace University13 -50.00%
Ball State University38 -21.57%
Bay Mills Community College12 -
Bay Path University9 +50.00%
Benedict College1 -
Berry College17 -55.17%
Bethesda University1 +100.00%
Biola University1 -
Bluefield University11 -22.22%
Bob Jones University11 -71.43%
Boise State University1 -
Boston University12 -75.76%
Bradley University10 -36.36%
Brevard College7 -
Bridgewater State University33 +2.17%
Brigham Young University25 +50.00%
Brigham Young University-Idaho34 -33.33%
Bucknell University6 +11.11%
CUNY Brooklyn College105 +19.10%
CUNY City College33 +35.00%
CUNY Hunter College29 +154.55%
CUNY Lehman College1 -
California Baptist University61 +50.00%
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo52 +1.79%
California State University-Bakersfield131 +32.46%
California State University-Chico55 -18.92%
California State University-Dominguez Hills239 +35.00%
California State University-Fresno12 -77.06%
California State University-Fullerton399 -0.19%
California State University-Los Angeles402 +31.21%
California State University-Northridge329 +16.05%
California State University-Sacramento424 -12.45%
California State University-San Marcos117 +68.57%
California State University-Stanislaus62 +29.23%
Calvin University9 -
Cambridge College17 -4.55%
Cameron University11 +18.18%
Campbellsville University5 -
Capital University21 +123.08%
Carlow University30 -30.00%
Carson-Newman University4 -
Cedar Crest College8 +700.00%
Cedarville University4 +34.78%
Central Baptist College3 -
Central Connecticut State University10 -
Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies37 +45.83%
Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences7 +40.00%
Central Michigan University43 -33.33%
Central State University48 +900.00%
Central Washington University9 -87.50%
Central Wyoming College2 -
Centralia College16 -58.14%
Chaminade University of Honolulu2 -40.00%
Charleston Southern University10 -62.96%
Charter Oak State College45 +500.00%
Chestnut Hill College19 +8.33%
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania1 +50.00%
Chicago State University5 -70.00%
Christian Brothers University2 -60.00%
Claflin University5 +100.00%
Clemson University41 +168.75%
Cleveland State University46 -3.85%
Coastal Carolina University43 +1.92%
Coker University7 +60.00%
Colby-Sawyer College7 -
College of Central Florida21 -6.25%
College of Charleston34 -36.59%
College of Coastal Georgia27 +190.91%
College of Our Lady of the Elms3 -88.89%
College of the Ozarks10 -25.00%
Colorado Christian University17 +1000.00%
Colorado State University Pueblo1 -
Colorado State University-Fort Collins26 -3.85%
Columbia Basin College17 -
Columbia College9 -50.00%
Columbus State University6 -60.00%
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania118 -
Concordia University Ann Arbor6 -40.00%
Concordia University-Chicago10 -
Concordia University-Nebraska7 -26.09%
Concordia University-Saint Paul10 +60.00%
Concordia University-Wisconsin10 -44.44%
Converse University5 -16.67%
Coppin State University18 -62.50%
Culver-Stockton College3 -50.00%
Curry College2 +200.00%
Daemen University2 +100.00%
Dallas College84 -
DePaul University16 +90.91%
DeSales University27 +50.00%
Dean College8 -
Defiance College8 -71.43%
Delaware State University10 -
Dewey University-Hato Rey20 +10.00%
Dewey University-Manati8 -
Dominican University4 -42.86%
Duquesne University49 +41.86%
East Central University7 -53.85%
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania35 -
Eastern Connecticut State University5 -
Eastern Michigan University41 +51.61%
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus16 +33.33%
Eastern Oregon University26 +10.00%
Eastern University44 -18.97%
Eastern Washington University17 +38.46%
Elizabethtown College17 -30.00%
Elmhurst University12 +87.50%
Elon University4 -
Emmanuel University9 +16.67%
Endicott College8 +60.00%
Evangel University5 +50.00%
Fayetteville State University16 -11.11%
Fisher College14 -
Fitchburg State University11 -13.33%
Florida Gateway College16 +88.89%
Florida Gulf Coast University10 -
Florida International University207 +17.13%
Florida State College at Jacksonville21 +16.00%
Fontbonne University1 -83.33%
Fort Lewis College4 -
Fort Valley State University12 +175.00%
Framingham State University11 +18.75%
Francis Marion University18 +66.67%
Freed-Hardeman University2 -40.00%
Frostburg State University28 +30.77%
Gannon University4 +50.00%
George Mason University28 -
Georgia College & State University5 +45.95%
Gods Bible School and College1 -
Gordon College7 -15.38%
Governors State University8 -6.67%
Grand Canyon University176 -17.49%
Grays Harbor College18 -28.57%
Great Basin College6 -
Green River College8 -
Greenville University6 -
Grove City College21 -24.32%
Hannibal-LaGrange University4 -16.67%
Harris-Stowe State University4 +200.00%
Heidelberg University11 +10.00%
Highline College8 +100.00%
Holy Family University18 +300.00%
Hood College7 -22.22%
Humphreys University-Stockton and Modesto Campuses10 -21.43%
Idaho State University2 +200.00%
Illinois State University94 -2.33%
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus16 +900.00%
Indiana University-Bloomington12 -50.00%
Indiana University-Indianapolis15 -
Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global45 +127.27%
Iowa State University22 +9.52%
James Madison University6 -
Jarvis Christian University5 -
Johnson University2 -100.00%
Jose Maria Vargas University2 -
Judson University1 -60.00%
Keene State College12 -47.37%
Kennesaw State University7 -
Kent State University at Kent136 -6.77%
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania93 -4.23%
La Roche University8 +66.67%
La Salle University1 -100.00%
Lake Erie College10 +50.00%
Lake Superior State University5 -60.00%
Lake Washington Institute of Technology12 -
Lancaster Bible College13 -
Lander University32 +50.00%
Lasell University4 +66.67%
Lebanon Valley College32 -27.03%
Lee University4 +28.57%
Lesley University25 +126.67%
Liberty University140 -18.24%
Limestone University2 -80.00%
Lindenwood University7 +28.57%
Long Island University5 -28.57%
Longwood University5 -
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College21 -7.41%
Louisiana State University-Shreveport7 -
Louisiana Tech University10 -31.58%
Lourdes University5 -55.56%
Lower Columbia College43 -
Loyola University Chicago10 -33.33%
Lynn University19 +12.50%
Madonna University6 +25.00%
Malone University8 -15.38%
Maranatha Baptist University3 -
Marian University6 -
Martin Luther College20 +15.38%
Martin University3 -83.33%
Maryville University of Saint Louis6 +175.00%
Marywood University25 -11.11%
Mayville State University20 +140.00%
McMurry University15 +50.00%
McNeese State University10 -57.14%
Mercer University23 -73.53%
Mercy University48 -
Mercyhurst University1 -
Messiah University25 -18.75%
Metropolitan State University6 -50.00%
Metropolitan State University of Denver30 -6.45%
Miami Dade College19 +144.00%
Miami University-Oxford134 -6.86%
Mid-America Christian University4 -83.33%
Middle Tennessee State University19 -3.45%
Millersville University of Pennsylvania66 +12.50%
Milligan University23 -9.52%
Millikin University11 +22.22%
Minnesota State University Moorhead19 -52.50%
Minot State University13 +275.00%
Misericordia University16 +40.00%
Mississippi College1 -100.00%
Missouri Baptist University4 +18.18%
Missouri State University-Springfield46 +16.07%
Missouri Western State University14 -37.50%
Mitchell College9 -
Monroe College21 -15.79%
Montana State University12 +320.00%
Morehead State University8 +133.33%
Mount Aloysius College3 -25.00%
Mount St. Joseph University1 -66.67%
Mount Vernon Nazarene University1 +21.05%
Murray State University3 -27.27%
Muskingum University20 +100.00%
National Louis University122 +71.88%
National University75 -34.44%
Navajo Technical University9 -
New Mexico State University-Main Campus22 -13.04%
New York University17 +42.11%
Newberry College3 -55.56%
Newman University4 -66.67%
North Greenville University15 -33.33%
North Seattle College53 +51.43%
Northeastern Illinois University40 +660.00%
Northeastern State University49 -7.69%
Northern Illinois University34 -43.24%
Northern New Mexico College12 +133.33%
Northwest Florida State College25 +25.00%
Northwest Missouri State University42 -
Northwestern College10 -
Northwestern Oklahoma State University6 +200.00%
Northwestern State University of Louisiana5 -25.00%
Notre Dame College12 -56.25%
Nova Southeastern University21 -
Oakland City University7 +50.00%
Oglala Lakota College2 -50.00%
Ohio Christian University4 -
Ohio Dominican University2 -63.64%
Ohio Northern University8 -
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus1 -
Ohio University-Main Campus118 +14.93%
Ohio University-Southern Campus2 -
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus5 -
Oklahoma Baptist University4 -
Old Dominion University10 -
Olivet Nazarene University7 +600.00%
Oral Roberts University1 -75.00%
Ottawa University-Online1 -
Ottawa University-Surprise1 -
Otterbein University23 -20.83%
Our Lady of the Lake University13 +140.00%
Pace University25 -
Pacific Oaks College32 +96.77%
Pacific Union College2 -100.00%
Park University11 +900.00%
Pennsylvania Western University106 -
Peru State College5 -72.73%
Pierce College District26 -
Plymouth State University8 -41.18%
Polk State College3 -
Presbyterian College7 -
Purdue University-Main Campus8 -
Quincy University10 -
Regent University7 -50.00%
Rhode Island College24 +42.42%
Rivier University4 -20.00%
Robert Morris University9 -
Rochester University49 +15.79%
Rockford University5 +66.67%
Roosevelt University30 +333.33%
Rowan University52 -
SUNY Buffalo State University15 -39.29%
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill14 -5.56%
SUNY at Fredonia1 -87.50%
Saginaw Valley State University31 +57.69%
Saint Ambrose University6 -14.29%
Saint Cloud State University16 -45.00%
Saint Francis University22 +366.67%
Saint Johns River State College15 -5.26%
Saint Norbert College10 -31.58%
Saint Vincent College14 -15.00%
Saint Xavier University14 +40.00%
Salem State University37 -32.86%
Salisbury University56 +25.64%
Salish Kootenai College1 -33.33%
Salve Regina University7 -11.76%
San Diego State University139 -14.97%
San Francisco State University241 +72.00%
San Jose State University184 +9.33%
Santa Fe College22 +55.56%
Schreiner University6 -
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania62 +28.57%
Siena Heights University3 -
Sinte Gleska University4 -
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania61 +78.57%
South Carolina State University5 -75.00%
South Dakota State University67 -6.35%
Southeast Missouri State University41 -9.09%
Southeastern Louisiana University34 +20.00%
Southeastern University3 +100.00%
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus60 +86.96%
Southern Connecticut State University39 +21.62%
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale14 -83.33%
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville32 +3.57%
Southern Nazarene University3 -
Southern New Hampshire University1 +25.00%
Southern Oregon University20 -
Southern Wesleyan University9 +350.00%
Southwest Minnesota State University15 -38.71%
Southwestern College3 +200.00%
Spring Arbor University7 +18.18%
Spring Hill College1 -100.00%
Springfield College2 -
Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing Education15 -11.76%
State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota35 +76.19%
State University of New York at Cortland14 -
State University of New York at New Paltz8 -
Stonehill College8 -42.86%
Susquehanna University28 -8.00%
Talladega College5 -
Tennessee State University4 +50.00%
Tennessee Technological University24 +50.00%
Texas Christian University51 -5.77%
The Catholic University of America4 +300.00%
The College of New Jersey15 -16.67%
The College of Saint Rose1 -87.50%
The University of Montana9 -40.00%
The University of Montana-Western23 -6.67%
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga1 -86.78%
Thomas College5 -
Towson University76 -7.14%
Trevecca Nazarene University1 +200.00%
Trinity Washington University11 -
Troy University6 +250.00%
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus12 -45.83%
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus25 -65.22%
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus20 -55.56%
Universidad Central de Bayamon2 +100.00%
University of Akron Main Campus1 -100.00%
University of Alabama at Birmingham17 +30.77%
University of Alaska Anchorage2 -100.00%
University of Arizona5 -
University of Arkansas6 -
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff5 -70.00%
University of Central Florida62 -9.47%
University of Central Oklahoma22 +2.70%
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus59 +25.76%
University of Colorado Colorado Springs16 +38.46%
University of Dayton69 +5.08%
University of Delaware43 +29.03%
University of Florida10 -
University of Georgia72 -8.57%
University of Hartford6 +20.00%
University of Hawaii at Manoa15 -13.64%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign17 +10.00%
University of Kansas12 -30.00%
University of Kentucky10 +50.00%
University of Louisiana at Lafayette17 -34.21%
University of Maine at Farmington26 -52.63%
University of Mary8 -46.67%
University of Massachusetts Global48 +47.83%
University of Massachusetts-Boston40 +9.68%
University of Michigan-Dearborn24 +36.36%
University of Michigan-Flint4 +700.00%
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities20 -
University of Missouri-Columbia26 -
University of Missouri-Kansas City9 +11.11%
University of Missouri-St Louis5 -33.33%
University of Mobile10 -36.36%
University of Mount Olive55 +3.51%
University of Nevada-Las Vegas50 +84.21%
University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online25 -
University of North Alabama21 -8.33%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill115 +131.03%
University of North Carolina at Greensboro14 +410.00%
University of North Dakota6 -40.00%
University of North Florida31 +33.33%
University of Northern Colorado38 -23.26%
University of Northern Iowa48 -
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus33 -26.19%
University of Phoenix-Arizona93 +323.08%
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford4 -
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg10 +71.43%
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown37 +39.13%
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras5 +11.11%
University of Rhode Island13 -
University of Scranton18 +8.70%
University of South Alabama11 +110.00%
University of South Carolina Aiken38 +21.74%
University of South Carolina Beaufort8 -30.00%
University of South Carolina-Columbia59 +16.92%
University of South Carolina-Upstate38 -6.06%
University of South Florida16 -45.16%
University of Southern Indiana8 -15.00%
University of Toledo57 -
University of Vermont14 -30.77%
University of Virginia-Main Campus4 -
University of Washington-Seattle Campus121 -29.68%
University of Wisconsin-Parkside2 -
University of Wisconsin-River Falls9 +33.33%
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point27 -47.22%
University of Wisconsin-Stout41 -14.29%
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater61 +46.81%
University of the Cumberlands6 -
University of the District of Columbia6 +350.00%
University of the Southwest5 -80.00%
University of the Virgin Islands2 -62.50%
Utah State University22 +21.74%
Utica University2 -
Vanguard University of Southern California9 -75.00%
Vermont State University21 -
Virginia Commonwealth University7 -
Walden University97 +1575.00%
Walsh University5 -52.94%
Wayland Baptist University16 -42.86%
Wayne State College4 -62.50%
Waynesburg University2 -
Weber State University11 +71.43%
Welch College6 -
Wenatchee Valley College7 -
West Chester University of Pennsylvania222 +12.56%
Western Kentucky University5 -20.00%
Western Michigan University57 +164.71%
Western Washington University17 +73.33%
Westminster College1 -
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)2 +300.00%
Wichita State University6 -
Widener University9 +29.41%
William Paterson University of New Jersey18 -25.64%
Wilmington University6 -100.00%
Wilson College7 -
Winona State University8 -
Winthrop University27 -11.43%
Wisconsin Lutheran College6 -25.00%
Worcester State University26 -
Xavier University17 -40.00%
Yakima Valley College37 -
Yeshiva University2 +200.00%
York College of Pennsylvania21 -3.13%