Early Childhood Education at University of Alaska Fairbanks
UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and approximately 6,813 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.
UAF Early Childhood Education Degrees Available
- Undergrad Certificate in Child development (1 - 4 Years)
- Associate’s Degree in Child development
Online Classes Are Available at UAF
If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.
UAF does offer online education options in child development for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:
- Associate’s Degree
UAF Early Childhood Education Rankings
Child development Student Demographics at UAF
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the child development majors at University of Alaska Fairbanks.
UAF Early Childhood Education Associate’s Program
UAF does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in child development graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Alaska Fairbanks with a associate's in child development.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 1 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
Related Majors
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 AK, the home state for University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Occupation | Jobs in AK | Average Salary in AK |
---|---|---|
Preschool Teachers | 940 | $36,210 |
Kindergarten Teachers | 200 | $62,660 |
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
- Image Credit: By Burntorange72 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.