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Best Schools for Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching in Alabama
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the kindergarten/preschool education & teaching degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching
Our analysis ranked Athens State University the best school in the country for a degree in kindergarten/preschool education & teaching. Located in the town of Athens, Athens State University is a mid-sized public university. Athens State University awarded about 35 kindergarten/preschool education & teaching degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the kindergarten/preschool education & teaching program make about $40,948 in their early career. Athens State University graduates carry a median of $23,581 in student loans.
Read more about the kindergarten/preschool education & teaching program at Athens State University
Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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