Early Childhood Education at National Louis University

63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study early childhood education, take a look at what National Louis University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NLU is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,402.

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.

NLU Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NLU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

NLU does offer online education options in child development for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

NLU Early Childhood Education Rankings

The child development major at NLU 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 NLU

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

NLU Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

98% Women

63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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 17% 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 National Louis University with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	57
White	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

NLU Early Childhood Education Master’s Program

90% Women

64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of child development master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 4% men graduate in child development each year. NLU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the child development master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 64% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	38
Hispanic or Latino	62
White	55
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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 IL, the home state for National Louis University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Preschool Teachers	24,120	$31,500
Kindergarten Teachers	4,630	$55,660

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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