Early Childhood Education at Florida International University

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

FIU is located in Miami, Florida and approximately 58,836 students attend the school each year.

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.

FIU Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Child development
• Master’s Degree in Child development

Online Classes Are Available at FIU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, FIU does offer online courses in child development for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

FIU Early Childhood Education Rankings

The child development major at FIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Early Childhood Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Child development Student Demographics at FIU

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

FIU Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 2% of child development bachelor's degrees went to men and 98% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% more racial-ethnic minorities in its child development bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida International University with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	45
Hispanic or Latino	115
White	34
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

FIU Early Childhood Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of child development master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the child development master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 54% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Adult & Continuing Education
• Elementary Education

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 FL, the home state for Florida International University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Preschool Teachers	25,940	$27,990
Kindergarten Teachers	10,680	$50,400

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
• Image Credit: By Comayagua99 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.