2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Preschool Education and Teaching

PRESCHOOL EDUCATION AND TEACHING DEGREES

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES

College students majoring in preschool education and teaching are rather unique. On average, each concentration confers close to 6,000 annual bachelor's degrees; 850 students were granted an undergrad degree in preschool education and teaching last spring, making it the US' 228th most popular focus for college students. Georgia State University​ conferred 125 of those degrees (#1 in the United States of America). Schools in North Carolina handed out more degrees than any US State (130).

Selecting the right institution for you may potentially not be easy, as 76 colleges across the nation have undergrad degrees in preschool education and teaching. In comparison with the average subject, there are 60.4% fewer institutions offering undergrad degrees in preschool education and teaching, making it the 213th most widely available major in the US.

GRADUATE DEGREES

While last year, faintly over 75% of degrees in preschool education and teaching were undergrad degrees; 24% were postgraduate degrees. Preschool education and teaching is the 228th most popular graduate degree in the US, with 271 degrees granted. For some context, the average subject is 10.2 times more popular among postgraduate students than preschool education and teaching.

In Total, 1,121 students received a bachelor's or higher in preschool education and teaching last spring.

ONLINE PRESCHOOL EDUCATION AND TEACHING DEGREES

74 of those 1,121 alumni (6.6%) came through remote programs - 25 undergraduates and 49 master's & doctor's students. As you've presumably gleaned by now, very few college students decide to study preschool education and teaching online. It's the 183rd most in-demand remote degree with 94.8% less online students than the average subject. For master's or doctor's students, it is ranked 162nd, and is 92% under the US average (616).

Western Carolina University​ granted 7 online four-year degrees, more than any other US institution. Last fall, 1,691 undergraduate students were attending the school fully online, 16% of their students. They offer 8 online fields, which is 12% of their subjects.

Furthermore, North Carolina graduates more preschool education and teaching online students than any other state (12 four-year degrees conferred last year). North Carolina alone accounts for 48% of the country's remote students.

11 schools in the nation have undergrad degrees online, making it the 213th most widely available remote degree in the country. 14% of colleges providing the degree even have an exclusively remote option, and for each and every private school awarding undergraduate degree in preschool education and teaching there are 1.7 public institutions. North Carolina has the most online programs of any state, with 4 schools to choose from.

If you dream to study preschool education and teaching completely online, you may want to think about the University of Cincinnati-Main Campus, as it has the 5th best preschool education and teaching program in America. It also offers an additional 65 degrees totally online, so their systems are likely pretty good. Further, 2,455 remote undergraduate students go to the college, which is 9% of their enrolled students.

PARTIALLY ONLINE PRESCHOOL EDUCATION AND TEACHING DEGREES

• 235 people completed bachelor's degrees in preschool education and teaching partially online last May
• Partially online undergrad degrees in preschool education and teaching are offered at 63 colleges around the nation
• 27.65% of all bachelor's degree in preschool education and teaching are completed partially online
• Mississippi Valley State University's​ last undergraduate class contained a higher percentage of partially online preschool education and teaching majors than any other school in the country (2.9%)
• 16.97% of all grad degrees in preschool education and teaching are done partially online

IN-PERSON PRESCHOOL EDUCATION AND TEACHING DEGREES

• Last May, 590 students were conferred undergrad degrees in preschool education and teaching in-person
• In-person undergraduate degrees in preschool education and teaching are available at 2 institutions in the nation
• Last year, 765 students earned a bachelor's or higher in preschool education and teaching in-person
• Rust College's​ last undergraduate class contained a higher percentage of completely in-person preschool education and teaching majors than any other U.S. school (15.29%)
• Colleges from Georgia granted the most in-person four-year degrees in preschool education and teaching last May (124)
• The average focus grants 1,836 graduate degrees per annum in-person