SEATTLE, July 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — SuperScholar, an independent college search and rankings website, has published a Smart Choice ranking of the 50 Best Online Bachelor's in Early Childhood Education Programs (http://superscholar.org/rankings/best-online-early-childhood-education-degree-programs/).
The University of Nebraska at Kearney's College of Education leads the Smart Choice ranking, which evaluated and ranked schools based on publicly available information on accreditation, market reputation, awards and recognition, flexibility, accessibility, and affordability. Fort Hays University's College of Education and Technology and Kansas State University's College of Human Ecology came in second and third respectively.
Other universities making the list include (alphabetically ordered):
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Albright School of Education at City University of Seattle – Seattle, Washington |
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Arkansas Tech University's College of Professional Studies – Russellville, Arkansas |
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Ashford University – San Diego, California |
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Aspen University's School of Education – Denver, Colorado |
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Ball State University's Teachers College – Muncie, Indiana |
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Bluefield College's School of Education – Bluefield, Virginia |
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Brandman University's School of Education – Irvine, California |
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Brenau University – Gainesville, Georgia |
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Concordia University – St. Paul – Saint Paul, Minnesota |
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East Carolina University's College of Human Ecology – Greenville, North Carolina |
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Eastern Oregon University's College of Education – La Grande, Oregon |
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Florida International's College of Education – Miami, Florida |
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Fresno Pacific University's College of Education – Fresno, California |
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Grand Canyon University's College of Education – Phoenix, Arizona |
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Granite State College – Concord, New Hampshire |
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Hufstedler School of Education at Alliant International University – San Diego, California |
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Kaplan University's College of Social and Behavioral Sciences – Chicago, Illinois |
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Kendall College's School of Education – Chicago, Illinois |
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Lewis-Clark State College's Business Technology & Service Division – Lewiston, Idaho |
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Liberty University's School of Education – Lynchburg, Virginia |
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Mayville State University – Mayville, North Dakota |
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Metcalf School of Education at California Baptist University – Riverside, California |
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Michigan State University's College of Social Sciences – East Lansing, Michigan |
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Mississippi State University's College of Education – Starkville, Mississippi |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University – Mt. Vernon, Ohio. |
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National University's School of Education – San Diego, California |
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Notre Dame College – Cleveland, Ohio |
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Pacific Oaks College's School of Education – Pasadena, California |
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Park University's School for Education – Parkville, Missouri |
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Post University – Waterbury, Connecticut |
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Prescott College – Prescott, Arizona |
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Rasmussen College's School of Education – Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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Regent University's College of Arts and Sciences – Virginia Beach, Virginia |
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Riley College of Education and Leadership at Walden University – Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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Southern Oregon University's School of Education – Ashland, Oregon |
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Southwestern College Professional Studies – Winfield, Kansas |
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University of Alabama's College of Human and Environmental Sciences – Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
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University of Cincinnati's College of Education, Criminal Justice, & Human Services – Cincinnati, Ohio |
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University of Dayton's School of Education and Health Sciences – Dayton, Ohio |
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University of Massachusetts Amherst's College of Education – Amherst, Massachusetts |
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University of Washington's College of Education – Seattle, Washington |
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University of West Alabama's College of Education – Livingston, Alabama |
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University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point's School of Education – Stevens Point, Wisconsin |
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Vanguard University – Costa Mesa, California |
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Western Carolina University's College of Education and Allied Professionals – Cullowhee, North Carolina |
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Wilmington University's College of Education – New Castle, Delaware |
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Winston-Salem State University's College of Arts, Sciences, Business, & Education – Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
According to Coby Cagle, SuperScholar Editor, the field of Early Childhood Education has grown and will continue to grow considerably: "Employment of preschool teachers, for instance, is expected to grow by 17 percent from 2012 to 2022." Cagle notes that an online degree program provides the training and the flexibility that busy professionals need to stay competitive in this growing field.
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