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Early Childhood Education at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana

Early Childhood Education at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana

What traits are you looking for in a child development school? To help you decide if New Mexico State University - Dona Ana is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's child development program.

NMSU Dona Ana is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and has a total student population of 7,028.

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.

NMSU Dona Ana Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Child development (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Child development

Online Classes Are Available at NMSU Dona Ana

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.

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

NMSU Dona Ana Early Childhood Education Rankings

Child development Student Demographics at NMSU Dona Ana

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the child development majors at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana.

NMSU Dona Ana Early Childhood Education Associate’s Program

100% Women
93% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of child development associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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NMSU Dona Ana does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in child development graduates 46% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico State University - Dona Ana with a associate's in child development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 37
White 2
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 NM, the home state for New Mexico State University - Dona Ana.

Occupation Jobs in NM Average Salary in NM
Preschool Teachers 2,490 $34,100
Kindergarten Teachers 1,160 $53,780

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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