Early Childhood and Family Studies

CIP Code: 19.0711

A early childhood and family studies degree prepares graduates for careers in Psychologists, all other, Farm and home management educators, Community and social service specialists, all other and more. 18 colleges and universities offer this program.

Annual Degrees Awarded
439
Colleges Offering 18
Avg. Career Salary $65,673
Top Career Salary $117,580

Early Childhood and Family Studies Salary by College

Nationally, bachelor’s graduates in this field earn a median $48,568 four years after graduating (middle half: $35,149–$62,704). Where you study it matters: across 172 colleges with reported results, pay ranges from $28,906 to $73,066.

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#College4 yrs afterWage-adjusted1 yr afterMedian debtOutcome Rating
1Cornell University Ithaca, NY$73,066$69,544$38,401$15,259A+
2University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA$71,638$65,233$34,533$19,500A+
3University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD$65,136$57,164$41,157$18,567A+
4Florida State University Tallahassee, FL$62,663$66,697$29,690$19,160A
5Binghamton University Vestal, NY$62,506$59,493$36,213$16,650A
6George Mason University Fairfax, VA$61,565$56,061$45,140$25,000B+
7University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA$61,262$55,744$33,489$19,000A+
9Warner Pacific University Professional and Graduate Studies Portland, OR$60,180$60,535$45,523$29,688B
8Warner Pacific University Portland, OR$60,180$60,535$45,523$29,688C+
10University of Georgia Athens, GA$59,664$61,764$31,392$19,500A
11The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX$59,166$60,154$33,118$21,500A+
12University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI$59,044$61,438$34,149$20,500A+
13Washington State University Pullman, WA$58,834$54,115$39,880$22,978B
14Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA$58,340$53,124$33,654$20,500A
15California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA$57,898$52,683$41,195$17,516B
20University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT$57,888$52,118$31,642$21,500B+
19University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT$57,888$52,118$31,642$21,500B+
18University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT$57,888$52,118$31,642$21,500B+
17University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT$57,888$52,118$31,642$21,500B+
16University of Connecticut Storrs, CT$57,888$52,118$31,642$21,500A
21University of the District of Columbia Washington, DC$57,648$50,515$44,819$51,085C
22Towson University Towson, MD$57,295$50,283—$17,250C+
23Pacific Oaks College Pasadena, CA$56,791$51,676$39,077$25,125C
24Concordia University-Saint Paul Saint Paul, MN$55,294$52,818$40,593$20,375C+
25University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH$55,186$50,832$32,146$27,000B
26University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO$55,181$51,605$35,234$21,132C+
27University of Houston Houston, TX$54,871$55,788$37,964$20,000B+
28Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA$54,858$50,458$27,006$20,500C+
29SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY$53,836$51,241$36,143$21,300C+
30Michigan State University East Lansing, MI$53,740$56,663$31,434$28,195A
31Merrimack College North Andover, MA$53,734$47,318$33,640$26,000B+
32Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO$53,597$50,124$36,214$20,425C+
33Montclair State University Montclair, NJ$53,575$47,022$34,109$25,000C+
34California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA$53,568$48,743$31,184$17,362C+
35Syracuse University Syracuse, NY$53,522$50,942$36,858$22,962A
36Bowie State University Bowie, MD$53,181$46,673$34,257$20,500F
38Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR$53,109$53,422$33,543$23,028B
37Oregon State University Corvallis, OR$53,109$53,422$33,543$23,028B+
39Illinois State University Normal, IL$52,748$51,825$33,682$20,500B
40University of Vermont Burlington, VT$52,698$54,125$25,249$19,250B+
41Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA$52,672$47,928$33,906$18,250B
42SUNY College at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY$52,593$50,058$35,025$22,750C
43University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV$52,084$54,057$35,322$21,250B
44Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX$51,921$52,788$39,096$21,250B+
45University of Arizona Tucson, AZ$51,857$53,284$36,445$19,500B
46Fresno Pacific University Fresno, CA$51,756$47,095$32,957$23,000C
47Temple University Philadelphia, PA$51,610$52,488$31,452$25,904B+
48University of Florida Gainesville, FL$51,497$54,812$35,759$15,523A+
49University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI$51,416$50,640$34,205$25,000B+
50California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA$51,261$46,644$31,857$12,500C+
51California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA$51,118$46,514$34,089$11,000C
52Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH$50,921$54,340$34,610$19,076A
53California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA$50,850$46,270——C
54Samford University Birmingham, AL$50,809$57,673——B+
55York College of Pennsylvania York, PA$50,652$51,514$39,158$25,000B
56Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK$50,583$56,793$41,243$21,515B+
58Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online Addison, TX$50,525$51,369$30,278$26,000C+
57Abilene Christian University Abilene, TX$50,525$51,369$30,278$26,000C+
59Portland State University Portland, OR$50,427$50,724$32,481$20,750C+
60Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA$50,422$58,367$29,539$24,250A
61University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL$50,396$49,514$29,762$17,968A+
62Texas State University San Marcos, TX$50,151$50,989$35,047$20,985C+
63University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL$50,123$49,246$36,743$16,200B+
64North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND$50,052$51,855$41,717$22,775B+
65Stevenson University Owings Mills, MD$49,902$43,795$34,273$27,000C+
66California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA$49,847$45,358$31,950$15,625C+
67The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN$49,785$54,385$32,300$21,500B+
68Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN$49,649$53,264$35,436$14,000A+
69Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA$49,391$45,429$28,589$17,889C
70Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI$49,286$51,966$35,209$25,000C+
71Texas Woman's University Denton, TX$49,210$50,032$30,619$20,761C+
72Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL$49,147$48,287$28,342$30,020C+
73West Virginia University Morgantown, WV$48,893$57,843$32,306$25,000B+
74Spring Arbor University Spring Arbor, MI$48,809$51,463$37,401$22,617C
75Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH$48,266$51,507——B
76University of North Texas Denton, TX$48,172$48,977$34,499$18,500C+
77University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC$48,107$51,626$39,924$23,000B
78University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI$48,043$49,991$37,050$23,250B
79Southern Nazarene University Bethany, OK$47,976$53,866$41,062$24,062B
80University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI$47,874$43,560$36,040$18,406C
81Kansas State University Manhattan, KS$47,528$49,342$34,241$23,000B
82Southern University at New Orleans New Orleans, LA$47,390$54,857$33,687$35,250F
83American Public University System Charles Town, WV$47,294$55,951$34,347$35,082C+
85Concordia University-Wisconsin Mequon, WI$47,147$49,059——C+
84Concordia University Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI$47,147$49,711——C+
86Baylor University Waco, TX$46,979$47,764$32,137$20,000A
87California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA$46,966$42,736$30,205$13,500B
88East Carolina University Greenville, NC$46,941$50,374$29,607$26,000B
89University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO$46,853$50,236$33,015$26,000A
90Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PA$46,813$47,609$32,943$27,000C+
91University of Idaho Moscow, ID$46,758$49,721$34,340$25,500C+
92South Dakota State University Brookings, SD$46,487$50,038$37,123$22,562B
93University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK$46,420$52,119$35,491$23,300C
94University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT$46,411$43,987$35,467$13,997B+
95Ball State University Muncie, IN$46,269$49,638$32,836$26,125C+
96University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR$46,268$54,523$31,758$21,500B+
97Iowa State University Ames, IA$46,253$48,653$36,364$20,080B+
98Auburn University Auburn, AL$46,242$52,489$30,502$21,500A
99University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC$46,140$49,515$33,878$24,993C
100Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA$46,119$41,965$27,037$15,000B
111Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park, PA$45,943$46,724$34,030$27,000C+
110Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York York, PA$45,943$46,724$34,030$27,000C+
109Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto Mont Alto, PA$45,943$46,724$34,030$27,000C+
108Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA$45,943$46,724$34,030$27,000A
107Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly Lemont Furnace, PA$45,943$46,724$34,030$27,000B
106Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois Dubois, PA$45,943$46,724$34,030$27,000B
105Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine Media, PA$45,943$46,724$34,030$27,000C+
104Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA$45,943$46,724$34,030$27,000B
103Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona Altoona, PA$45,943$46,724$34,030$27,000C+
102Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton Dunmore, PA$45,943$46,724$34,030$27,000B
101Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango Sharon, PA$45,943$46,724$34,030$27,000C+
112Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI$45,881$48,376$35,318$27,000C+
113North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC$45,821$49,172$37,458$31,000D
114Madonna University Livonia, MI$45,795$48,286——B
115The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL$45,751$51,931$30,264$24,125B+
116Oklahoma Christian University Edmond, OK$45,738$51,353——C+
117University of La Verne La Verne, CA$45,712$41,595—$26,000B
118Baker College Owosso, MI$45,610$48,090$36,494$39,157F
119Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA$45,505$47,107$29,387$27,000C
120National Louis University Chicago, IL$45,388$44,593$46,954$25,000F
126Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Zanesville, OH$45,346$48,391$38,973$26,147B
125Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH$45,346$48,391$38,973$26,147C+
124Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster, OH$45,346$48,391$38,973$26,147C
123Ohio University-Southern Campus Ironton, OH$45,346$48,391$38,973$26,147B
122Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe, OH$45,346$48,391$38,973$26,147B
121Ohio University-Eastern Campus Saint Clairsville, OH$45,346$48,391$38,973$26,147C
127Texas A & M University-Kingsville Kingsville, TX$45,199$45,954$27,918$28,000D
128Goodwin University East Hartford, CT$45,132$40,633—$21,833C
129California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA$45,088$41,027$28,150$11,000C
130Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI$45,052$47,502$35,216$23,120C+
131University of Maine Orono, ME$44,893$47,709$30,983$24,486C
132Whittier College Whittier, CA$44,877$40,835—$25,750C
133Ashford University San Diego, CA$44,852$40,812$36,944$27,470F
134Post University Waterbury, CT$44,643$40,193$31,627$37,587F
135University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH$44,355$47,333$30,835$28,500D
136St. Joseph's University-New York Brooklyn, NY$43,777$41,667$21,796$22,500B
137The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX$43,699$44,429$26,897$19,677D
138Point University West Point, GA$43,682$45,220$25,578$25,250F
139Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH$43,468$46,387$32,175$25,635C
140University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO$43,166$46,283$32,574$23,502C
141Walden University Minneapolis, MN$43,103$41,173$43,693$40,167F
142East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN$43,051$47,029$33,301$19,500D
143Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA$42,447$49,136$26,591$20,910B
144Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Indiana, PA$42,227$42,945$30,675$26,881C
145Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI$42,170$44,463$33,911$29,625C
146California State University-Chico Chico, CA$41,993$38,211$30,441$16,722B
147Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO$41,866$44,889$32,769$22,865C
150Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH$41,826$44,635$33,643$26,000D
149Kent State University at Salem Salem, OH$41,826$44,635$33,643$26,000B
148Kent State University at Stark North Canton, OH$41,826$44,635$33,643$26,000B
151Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS$41,439$50,278$21,243$25,000B
152University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA$41,274$47,778$29,094$26,000C
153University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA$41,053$43,183$32,614$20,700B
154Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN$40,860$43,835$35,941$26,119D
155Appalachian State University Boone, NC$40,461$43,420$30,062$19,641C+
156Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY$39,921$45,203$27,514$25,250C+
158Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies Fayette, MO$39,671$42,536$32,588$19,500F
157Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Fayette, MO$39,671$42,536$32,588$19,500C
159Purdue University Northwest Hammond, IN$39,664$42,552$26,384$26,298D
160John Brown University Siloam Springs, AR$39,575$46,636$24,935$23,625B+
161Southeastern Oklahoma State University Durant, OK$39,544$44,399$32,997$16,045D
162Mount Saint Mary's University Los Angeles, CA$39,318$35,777$28,453$26,000B
163Liberty University Lynchburg, VA$38,332$34,905$31,083$23,250F
164New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM$38,142$44,162$25,965$21,749F
165University of South Carolina-Upstate Spartanburg, SC$36,368$40,326—$31,000C
166Utah State University Logan, UT$35,341$33,495$26,561$16,460C
167Benedict College Columbia, SC$34,129$37,844$21,607$32,000F
168University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS$33,936$41,175$31,020$29,677C
169Weber State University Ogden, UT$32,265$30,580$35,861$15,890B+
170Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, ID$31,078$33,047$21,619$12,277A
171Wayne State College Wayne, NE$29,395$30,381——D
172Brigham Young University Provo, UT$28,906$27,396$25,342$10,475A

Bachelor’s degrees. Wage-adjusted = pay ÷ √(state wage index). Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data.

What Can You Do With a Early Childhood and Family Studies Degree?

Graduates with this degree pursue careers in the following fields:

$65,673
Average Salary Across Careers
$117,580
Highest Paying Career
4
Career Paths Available

Best Colleges for Early Childhood and Family Studies

Ranked by Repit grade, then by degrees awarded. These are the top-rated colleges that produce the most graduates in early childhood and family studies.

# College Location Degrees Awarded Repit Grade
1 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX 73 B
2 American Public University System Charles Town, WV 99 C+
3 Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX 75 C+
4 Eastern University Saint Davids, PA 44 C
5 Modesto Junior College Modesto, CA 30 C

Largest Early Childhood and Family Studies Programs

Schools ranked by number of graduates. These institutions produce the most early childhood and family studies graduates annually, including online and distance learning programs.

# College Location Degrees Awarded Repit Grade
1 American Public University System Charles Town, WV 99 C+
2 Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX 75 C+
3 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX 73 B
4 Eastern University Saint Davids, PA 44 C
5 Modesto Junior College Modesto, CA 30 C
439
Degrees Awarded Annually
18
Colleges Offering Program
4
Related Careers

About Early Childhood and Family Studies

Early Childhood and Family Studies is a degree program offered at 18 colleges and universities across the United States. Each year, approximately 439 students graduate with this degree.

Graduates with this degree can pursue careers such as psychologists, all other, farm and home management educators, community and social service specialists, all other, childcare workers.

Program Classification

CIP Code 19.0711
Field (2-digit CIP) 19
Category (4-digit CIP) 19.07

Frequently Asked Questions

What can I do with a Early Childhood and Family Studies degree?
A Early Childhood and Family Studies degree can lead to careers as a psychologists, all other, farm and home management educators, community and social service specialists, all other, childcare workers, and more. Top earners in related careers can make up to $117,580 annually.
How many colleges offer Early Childhood and Family Studies?
18 colleges and universities in the United States offer Early Childhood and Family Studies as a degree program. Each year, approximately 439 students graduate with this degree.
What are the best colleges for Early Childhood and Family Studies?
The best colleges for Early Childhood and Family Studies based on Repit's ratings include The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, American Public University System, Tarleton State University, Eastern University, Modesto Junior College. Rankings are based on the college's overall Repit grade and the number of degrees awarded in this program.
What is the salary potential with a Early Childhood and Family Studies degree?
Graduates with a Early Childhood and Family Studies degree can expect average salaries around $65,673 in related careers, with top earners making up to $117,580. Actual salaries depend on the specific career path, experience level, and location.