2025 Best Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Schools in Ohio

Ranked #16 in popularity, early childhood education is one of the most sought-after associate degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 115 associate degrees in early childhood education during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Early Childhood Education School for Your Associate Degree

The child development associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality child development program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to early childhood education students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of early childhood education students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized early childhood education related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for early childhood education students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Schools in Ohio list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Early Childhood Education in Ohio

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for early childhood education students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Ohio Schools for an Associate in Child development

1

Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
Cincinnati, OH

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

22 Annual Graduates

Cincinnati State Technical and Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in early childhood education. Located in the city of Cincinnati, Cincinnati State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in early childhood education from Cincinnati State Technical and Community College

2

Stark State College
North Canton, OH

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Stark State College is a wonderful decision for individuals interested in an associate degree in early childhood education. Located in the suburb of North Canton, Stark State College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in early childhood education from Stark State College

3

Cuyahoga Community College District
Cleveland, OH

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Cuyahoga Community College District is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in early childhood education. Cuyahoga Community College District is a fairly large public college located in the city of Cleveland.More information about a associate in early childhood education from Cuyahoga Community College District

4

University of Cincinnati - Clermont College
Batavia, OH

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in early childhood education needs to take a look at University of Cincinnati - Clermont College. UC Clermont College is a moderately-sized public university located in the suburb of Batavia.More information about a associate in early childhood education from University of Cincinnati - Clermont College

Best Early Childhood Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Early Childhood Education Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	410	87
Illinois	267	111
Wisconsin	224	323
Indiana	221	256

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Early Childhood Education Related Rankings by Major

One of 13 majors within the Teacher Education Grade Specific area of study, Early Childhood Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Child development

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching	1,190
Teacher Education	88
Secondary Education	16
Elementary Education	12
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	10

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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