OnlineCollegePlan Ranks Online Child Development Programs
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Jan. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Children are our future, and they begin their lives full of potential that needs to be fostered by an entire environment of support; it truly does take a village. Child development is a field that pulls from a variety of disciplines because there are so many factors that go into how a child may develop physically, mentally, emotionally, academically and other ways.
When you choose to pursue a career in child development, you could find yourself doing a range of different jobs and so the degree options are relatively diverse. Many of them are also available online! You can read about the best distance learning options in the field in Online College Plan's latest article, the Top 20 Online Child Development Degrees. Read it here: https://www.onlinecollegeplan.com/online-child-development-degrees/
Schools were ranked based on freshman retention and graduation rates, a reliable methodology that serves as a great indicator of academic quality. The degree programs featured span both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and there are options for those who want to study Early Childhood Development, Child Life Studies. Special Education, and more. The research editor gives some background information about each school and then explores the relevant degrees that each institution offers.
The top school, Pennsylvania State University (University Park, PA) is distinguished as one of the only two public universities in America that is a land-, sea-, space-, and sun-grant institution. It was ranked as number for obtaining a score of 179 out of 200. Penn State offers an online bachelor's degree with a diverse range of courses to help students kickstart their education and career. The University of Washington was a close second with a score of 178. You can read the full list of schools in descending order below:
20. University of North Florida (Jacksonville, FL)
19. Missouri State University-Springfield (Springfield, MO)
18. North Dakota State University (Fargo, ND)
17. Central Michigan University (Mount Pleasant, MI)
16. West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV)
15. Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX) one
14. Washington State University (Pullman, WA)
13. Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR)
12. Fresno Pacific University (Fresno, CA)
11. University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Lincoln, NE)
10. Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO)
9. University of La Verne (La Verne, CA)
8. University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL)
7. University of South Florida (Tampa, FL)
6. Point Loma Nazarene University (San Diego, CA)
5. Appalachian State University (Boone, NC)
4. University of Massachusetts Amherst (Amherst, MA)
3. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (Saint Paul, MN)
2. University of Washington (Seattle, WA)
1. Pennsylvania State University (University Park, PA)
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