Early Childhood Education at Northwestern College

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

NWC is located in Orange City, Iowa and approximately 1,496 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.

NWC Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NWC

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, NWC does offer online courses in child development for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

NWC Early Childhood Education Rankings

The child development major at NWC 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 NWC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the child development majors at Northwestern College.

NWC Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

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

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at NWC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

NWC Early Childhood Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 4% of child development master's degrees went to men and 96% went to women.

Of the students who received a child development master's degree from NWC, 56% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Related Majors

• Secondary 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 IA, the home state for Northwestern College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Preschool Teachers	4,770	$27,030
Kindergarten Teachers	800	$53,200

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 Lawrence Albert Johnston under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.