2025 Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

If you plan on getting your associate degree in kindergarten/preschool education & teaching, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #130 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,200 associate degrees in kindergarten/preschool education & teaching during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching School for Your Associate Degree

The kindergarten/preschool education and teaching associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to kindergarten/preschool education & teaching students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of kindergarten/preschool education & teaching students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized kindergarten/preschool education & teaching related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for kindergarten/preschool education & teaching students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Schools

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 Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching in the Great Lakes Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for kindergarten/preschool education & teaching students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for an Associate in Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching

1

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

50 Annual Graduates

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in kindergarten/preschool education & teaching. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in kindergarten/preschool education & teaching from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

2

Eastern Gateway Community College
Steubenville, OH

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

998 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Eastern Gateway Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in kindergarten/preschool education & teaching. Eastern Gateway Community College is a fairly large public college located in the small city of Steubenville.More information about a associate in kindergarten/preschool education & teaching from Eastern Gateway Community College

3

Sinclair Community College
Dayton, OH

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

Sinclair Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in kindergarten/preschool education & teaching. Sinclair Community College is a large public college located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.More information about a associate in kindergarten/preschool education & teaching from Sinclair Community College

4

Kent State University at Tuscarawas
New Philadelphia, OH

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

22 Annual Graduates

Kent State University at Tuscarawas is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in kindergarten/preschool education & teaching. Kent State University at Tuscarawas is a small public university located in the town of New Philadelphia.More information about a associate in kindergarten/preschool education & teaching from Kent State University at Tuscarawas

5

Kent State University at Salem
Salem, OH

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Kent State University at Salem is a small public university located in the rural area of Salem.More information about a associate in kindergarten/preschool education & teaching from Kent State University at Salem

6

University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College
Blue Ash, OH

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

36 Annual Graduates

UC Blue Ash College is a medium-sized public university located in the large suburb of Blue Ash.More information about a associate in kindergarten/preschool education & teaching from University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College

Best Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Colleges by State

Explore the best kindergarten/preschool education & teaching colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	450	529
Michigan	410	0
Wisconsin	224	2

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Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching Related Rankings by Major

Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching is one of 13 different types of Teacher Education Grade Specific programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Early Childhood Education	884
Elementary Education	114
Teacher Education	95
Secondary Education	53
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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Vgrigas. More about our data sources and methodologies.