Early Childhood Education Colleges

A program that prepares individuals to teach students ranging in age from infancy through eight years (grade three), depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all relevant subject matter.

Alabama A & M University

Normal, Alabama
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,120 per year (In-State)
$ 6,240 per year (Out-of-State)

Alabama State University

Montgomery, Alabama
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,008 per year (In-State)
$ 8,016 per year (Out-of-State)

Auburn University Main Campus

Auburn, Alabama
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,800 per year (In-State)
$ 14,400 per year (Out-of-State)

Concordia College

Selma, Alabama
Avg. School Cost:
$ 6,000 per year

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, Alaska
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,480 per year (In-State)
$ 11,100 per year (Out-of-State)

Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus

Tempe, Arizona
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,311 per year (In-State)
$ 15,000 per year (Out-of-State)

Brown Mackie College–Tucson

Tucson, Arizona
Avg. School Cost:
$ 10,320 per year

Cochise College

Douglas, Arizona
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,118 per year (In-State)
$ 5,856 per year (Out-of-State)

Coconino County Community College

Flagstaff, Arizona
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,344 per year (In-State)
$ 5,376 per year (Out-of-State)

Arkansas Northeastern College

Blytheville, Arkansas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,316 per year (In-District)
$ 1,596 per year (In-State)
$ 2,996 per year (Out-of-State)

Arkansas State University-Beebe

Beebe, Arkansas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,632 per year (In-State)
$ 2,808 per year (Out-of-State)

Arkansas State University-Main Campus

State University, Arkansas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,260 per year (In-State)
$ 10,965 per year (Out-of-State)

Arkansas State University-Newport

Newport, Arkansas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,632 per year (In-State)
$ 2,808 per year (Out-of-State)

Bethany University

Scotts Valley, California
Avg. School Cost:
$ 14,600 per year

Bethesda Christian University

Anaheim, California
Avg. School Cost:
$ 6,300 per year

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, California
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,245 per year (In-State)
$ 14,415 per year (Out-of-State)

California State University-Bakersfield

Bakersfield, California
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,318 per year (In-State)
$ 13,488 per year (Out-of-State)

Colorado Christian University

Denver, Colorado
Avg. School Cost:
$ 16,590 per year

Naropa University

Boulder, Colorado
Avg. School Cost:
$ 18,500 per year

University of Phoenix-Denver Campus

Littleton, Colorado
Avg. School Cost:
$ 9,480 per year

University of Phoenix-Southern Colorado Campus

Colorado Springs, Colorado
Avg. School Cost:
$ 9,480 per year

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut
Avg. School Cost:
$ 23,406 per year

Delaware Technical and Community College-Owens

Georgetown, Delaware
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,956 per year (In-State)
$ 4,890 per year (Out-of-State)

Delaware Technical and Community College-Stanton-Wilmington

Newark, Delaware
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,956 per year (In-State)
$ 4,890 per year (Out-of-State)

Delaware Technical and Community College-Terry

Dover, Delaware
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,956 per year (In-State)
$ 4,890 per year (Out-of-State)

Wilmington University

New Castle, Delaware
Avg. School Cost:
$ 7,620 per year

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 24,800 per year

Trinity Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 17,200 per year

University of the District of Columbia

Washington, District of Columbia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,800 per year (In-State)
$ 4,440 per year (Out-of-State)

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Tallahassee, Florida
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,148 per year (In-State)
$ 13,565 per year (Out-of-State)

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, Florida
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,147 per year (In-State)
$ 13,565 per year (Out-of-State)

Florida Southern College

Lakeland, Florida
Avg. School Cost:
$ 18,765 per year

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,147 per year (In-State)
$ 14,654 per year (Out-of-State)

Albany State University

Albany, Georgia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,438 per year (In-State)
$ 9,754 per year (Out-of-State)

Albany Technical College

Albany, Georgia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,116 per year (In-State)
$ 2,232 per year (Out-of-State)

Appalachian Technical College

Jasper, Georgia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,116 per year (In-State)
$ 2,232 per year (Out-of-State)

Armstrong Atlantic State University

Savannah, Georgia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,438 per year (In-State)
$ 9,754 per year (Out-of-State)

Chaminade University of Honolulu

Honolulu, Hawaii
Avg. School Cost:
$ 14,330 per year

Hawaii Community College

Hilo, Hawaii
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,176 per year (In-State)
$ 5,808 per year (Out-of-State)

Kauai Community College

Lihue, Hawaii
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,176 per year (In-State)
$ 5,808 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,504 per year (In-State)
$ 9,984 per year (Out-of-State)

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,872 per year (In-State)
$ 7,408 per year (Out-of-State)

Brigham Young University-Idaho

Rexburg, Idaho
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,750 per year

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,000 per year (In-State)
$ 11,700 per year (Out-of-State)

Bradley University

Peoria, Illinois
Avg. School Cost:
$ 18,500 per year

Chicago State University

Chicago, Illinois
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,890 per year (In-State)
$ 9,795 per year (Out-of-State)

City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College

Chicago, Illinois
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,010 per year (In-District)
$ 4,880 per year (In-State)
$ 7,986 per year (Out-of-State)

City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College

Chicago, Illinois
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,010 per year (In-District)
$ 4,880 per year (In-State)
$ 7,986 per year (Out-of-State)

Ancilla College

Donaldson, Indiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 9,600 per year

Brown Mackie College-Michigan City

Michigan City, Indiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 6,444 per year

Brown Mackie College-South Bend

South Bend, Indiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 6,444 per year

Goshen College

Goshen, Indiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,300 per year

Ashford University

Clinton, Iowa
Avg. School Cost:
$ 13,920 per year

Clarke College

Dubuque, Iowa
Avg. School Cost:
$ 18,360 per year

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,890 per year (In-State)
$ 14,980 per year (Out-of-State)

Iowa Wesleyan College

Mount Pleasant, Iowa
Avg. School Cost:
$ 16,950 per year

Hesston College

Hesston, Kansas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 15,150 per year

Independence Community College

Independence, Kansas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,056 per year (In-District)
$ 1,216 per year (Out-of-District)

Labette Community College

Parsons, Kansas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,230 per year (In-State)
$ 2,850 per year (Out-of-State)

Neosho County Community College

Chanute, Kansas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,184 per year

Berea College

Berea, Kentucky
Avg. School Cost:
$ 516 per year

Brown Mackie College-Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky
Avg. School Cost:
$ 6,364 per year

Morehead State University

Morehead, Kentucky
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,320 per year (In-State)
$ 11,480 per year (Out-of-State)

Murray State University

Murray, Kentucky
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,792 per year (In-State)
$ 11,400 per year (Out-of-State)

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, Louisiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,550 per year (In-State)
$ 4,550 per year (Out-of-State)

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,981 per year

Louisiana State University-Shreveport

Shreveport, Louisiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,550 per year (In-State)
$ 6,880 per year (Out-of-State)

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,951 per year (In-State)
$ 8,856 per year (Out-of-State)

Andover College

Portland, Maine
Avg. School Cost:
$ 7,200 per year

Eastern Maine Community College

Bangor, Maine
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,664 per year (In-State)
$ 5,580 per year (Out-of-State)

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,790 per year (In-State)
$ 5,220 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Maine at Farmington

Farmington, Maine
Avg. School Cost:
$ 5,010 per year (In-State)
$ 12,240 per year (Out-of-State)

Coppin State University

Baltimore, Maryland
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,530 per year (In-State)
$ 10,410 per year (Out-of-State)

Frederick Community College

Frederick, Maryland
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,040 per year (In-District)
$ 4,488 per year (In-State)
$ 6,096 per year (Out-of-State)

Frostburg State University

Frostburg, Maryland
Avg. School Cost:
$ 5,000 per year (In-State)
$ 13,250 per year (Out-of-State)

Harford Community College

Bel Air, Maryland
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,800 per year (In-District)
$ 3,600 per year (In-State)
$ 5,400 per year (Out-of-State)

American International College

Springfield, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,800 per year

Anna Maria College

Paxton, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,900 per year

Assumption College

Worcester, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 23,930 per year

Atlantic Union College

South Lancaster, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 12,600 per year

Bay Mills Community College

Brimley, Michigan
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,380 per year

Concordia University-Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan
Avg. School Cost:
$ 18,035 per year

Gogebic Community College

Ironwood, Michigan
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,294 per year (In-District)
$ 2,914 per year (In-State)
$ 3,720 per year (Out-of-State)

Grace Bible College

Wyoming, Michigan
Avg. School Cost:
$ 10,450 per year

Concordia University-Saint Paul

Saint Paul, Minnesota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 21,312 per year

Crown College

Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 15,646 per year

Leech Lake Tribal College

Cass Lake, Minnesota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,000 per year

Martin Luther College

New Ulm, Minnesota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 8,925 per year

Coahoma Community College

Clarksdale, Mississippi
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,600 per year

Northeast Mississippi Community College

Booneville, Mississippi
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,700 per year (In-State)
$ 3,420 per year (Out-of-State)

Rust College

Holly Springs, Mississippi
Avg. School Cost:
$ 6,200 per year

Tougaloo College

Tougaloo, Mississippi
Avg. School Cost:
$ 8,800 per year

Baptist Bible College and Graduate School

Springfield, Missouri
Avg. School Cost:
$ 13,060 per year

Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Fayette, Missouri
Avg. School Cost:
$ 14,490 per year

College of the Ozarks

Point Lookout, Missouri
Avg. School Cost:
$ 14,900 per year

East Central College

Union, Missouri
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,464 per year (In-District)
$ 2,088 per year (In-State)
$ 3,144 per year (Out-of-State)

Blackfeet Community College

Browning, Montana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,650 per year

Flathead Valley Community College

Kalispell, Montana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,739 per year (In-District)
$ 2,856 per year (In-State)
$ 7,146 per year (Out-of-State)

Fort Belknap College

Harlem, Montana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,410 per year

Fort Peck Community College

Poplar, Montana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,440 per year

College of Saint Mary

Omaha, Nebraska
Avg. School Cost:
$ 17,750 per year

Nebraska Indian Community College

Macy, Nebraska
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,920 per year

Wayne State College

Wayne, Nebraska
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,346 per year (In-State)
$ 4,692 per year (Out-of-State)

Western Nebraska Community College

Scottsbluff, Nebraska
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,560 per year (In-State)
$ 1,860 per year (Out-of-State)

Truckee Meadows Community College

Reno, Nevada
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,522 per year (In-State)
$ 6,437 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Nevada-Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,060 per year (In-State)
$ 12,527 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Phoenix-Las Vegas Campus

Las Vegas, Nevada
Avg. School Cost:
$ 9,750 per year

Colby-Sawyer College

New London, New Hampshire
Avg. School Cost:
$ 24,700 per year

Granite State College

Concord, New Hampshire
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,680 per year (In-State)
$ 5,160 per year (Out-of-State)

Hesser College

Manchester, New Hampshire
Avg. School Cost:
$ 11,340 per year

Keene State College

Keene, New Hampshire
Avg. School Cost:
$ 5,410 per year (In-State)
$ 12,250 per year (Out-of-State)

Bergen Community College

Paramus, New Jersey
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,082 per year (In-District)
$ 4,296 per year (In-State)
$ 4,536 per year (Out-of-State)

Crownpoint Institute of Technology

Crownpoint, New Mexico
Avg. School Cost:
$ 720 per year

Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus

Portales, New Mexico
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,748 per year (In-State)
$ 7,908 per year (Out-of-State)

New Mexico Junior College

Hobbs, New Mexico
Avg. School Cost:
$ 528 per year (In-District)
$ 936 per year (In-State)
$ 1,056 per year (Out-of-State)

New Mexico State University-Grants

Grants, New Mexico
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,104 per year (In-District)
$ 1,224 per year (In-State)
$ 2,616 per year (Out-of-State)

Canisius College

Buffalo, New York
Avg. School Cost:
$ 22,370 per year

Concordia College

Bronxville, New York
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,800 per year

Daemen College

Buffalo, New York
Avg. School Cost:
$ 16,350 per year

Hofstra University

Hempstead, New York
Avg. School Cost:
$ 20,500 per year

Alamance Community College

Graham, North Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,216 per year (In-State)
$ 6,752 per year (Out-of-State)

Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College

Asheville, North Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,082 per year (In-State)
$ 6,014 per year (Out-of-State)

Bladen Community College

Dublin, North Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,106 per year (In-State)
$ 6,146 per year (Out-of-State)

Blue Ridge Community College

Flat Rock, North Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,264 per year (In-State)
$ 7,024 per year (Out-of-State)

Cankdeska Cikana Community College

Fort Totten, North Dakota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,040 per year

Fort Berthold Community College

New Town, North Dakota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,640 per year

Turtle Mountain Community College

Belcourt, North Dakota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,584 per year

University of Mary

Bismarck, North Dakota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 10,600 per year

Ashland University

Ashland, Ohio
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,314 per year

Baldwin-Wallace College

Berea, Ohio
Avg. School Cost:
$ 20,518 per year

Brown Mackie College-Akron

Akron, Ohio
Avg. School Cost:
$ 6,444 per year

Brown Mackie College-Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio
Avg. School Cost:
$ 6,444 per year

Bacone College

Muskogee, Oklahoma
Avg. School Cost:
$ 8,140 per year

Community Care College

Tulsa, Oklahoma
Most Popular Program: Surgical Technologist
Program Cost: $ 14,365
Program Length: 1284 hours

East Central University

Ada, Oklahoma
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,253 per year (In-State)
$ 6,887 per year (Out-of-State)

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,295 per year (In-State)
$ 7,065 per year (Out-of-State)

Cascade College

Portland, Oregon
Avg. School Cost:
$ 11,480 per year

Linn-Benton Community College

Albany, Oregon
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,436 per year (In-State)
$ 6,678 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Phoenix-Oregon Campus

Portland, Oregon
Avg. School Cost:
$ 10,410 per year

Western Oregon University

Monmouth, Oregon
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,366 per year (In-State)
$ 12,597 per year (Out-of-State)

Albright College

Reading, Pennsylvania
Avg. School Cost:
$ 25,232 per year

Arcadia University

Glenside, Pennsylvania
Avg. School Cost:
$ 23,990 per year

Bucknell University

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Avg. School Cost:
$ 32,592 per year

Carlow University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Avg. School Cost:
$ 16,754 per year

Rhode Island College

Providence, Rhode Island
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,888 per year (In-State)
$ 11,200 per year (Out-of-State)

Salve Regina University

Newport, Rhode Island
Avg. School Cost:
$ 23,500 per year

Benedict College

Columbia, South Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 11,576 per year

Charleston Southern University

Charleston, South Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 15,980 per year

Claflin University

Orangeburg, South Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 9,206 per year

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 8,816 per year (In-State)
$ 18,440 per year (Out-of-State)

Oglala Lakota College

Kyle, South Dakota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,560 per year

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,443 per year (In-State)
$ 7,763 per year (Out-of-State)

Carson-Newman College

Jefferson City, Tennessee
Avg. School Cost:
$ 14,500 per year

Free Will Baptist Bible College

Nashville, Tennessee
Avg. School Cost:
$ 10,240 per year

Le Moyne-Owen College

Memphis, Tennessee
Avg. School Cost:
$ 9,618 per year

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,678 per year (In-State)
$ 12,990 per year (Out-of-State)

Austin Community College

Austin, Texas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,170 per year (In-District)
$ 3,060 per year (In-State)
$ 5,670 per year (Out-of-State)

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,050 per year

Coastal Bend College

Beeville, Texas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,320 per year

Grayson County College

Denison, Texas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 768 per year (In-District)
$ 936 per year (In-State)
$ 2,112 per year (Out-of-State)

Brigham Young University

Provo, Utah
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,410 per year

College of Eastern Utah

Price, Utah
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,611 per year (In-State)
$ 6,752 per year (Out-of-State)

Dixie State College of Utah

Saint George, Utah
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,602 per year (In-State)
$ 7,008 per year (Out-of-State)

Snow College

Ephraim, Utah
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,636 per year (In-State)
$ 6,844 per year (Out-of-State)

Champlain College

Burlington, Vermont
Avg. School Cost:
$ 14,660 per year

College of St Joseph

Rutland, Vermont
Avg. School Cost:
$ 13,800 per year

Community College of Vermont

Waterbury, Vermont
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,912 per year (In-State)
$ 7,824 per year (Out-of-State)

Goddard College

Plainfield, Vermont
Avg. School Cost:
$ 10,706 per year