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Early Childhood Education at Salem State University

Early Childhood Education at Salem State University

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

Salem State is located in Salem, Massachusetts and approximately 7,242 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.

Salem State Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

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

Salem State Early Childhood Education Rankings

The child development major at Salem State 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 Salem State

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

Salem State Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of child development bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at Salem State 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 Salem State University with a bachelor's in child development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 28
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Salem State Early Childhood Education Master’s Program

100% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of child development master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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Of the students who received a child development master's degree from Salem State, 78% 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 Salem State University with a master's in child development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 25
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 MA, the home state for Salem State University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Preschool Teachers 16,360 $39,180
Kindergarten Teachers 3,020 $75,510

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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