2019 Most Affordable Early Childhood Education Degrees Online
These 25 exceptional schools offer the most affordable online bachelor's degrees in early childhood education. Every school on the list has a tuition rate less than $12,000 per year, and close to half of the schools have tuition rates under $10,000. Western Carolina University is ranked #1, offering four online B.S. in Birth degrees in specializations like Early Childhood, Professional Education, and Alternative Licensure. Tuition is $5,670 per year. Ranked #2, University of the Cumberlands offers an annual tuition rate of just $6,368 for its Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education.
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| Rank | College | Annual Tuition |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Western Carolina University | Annual Tuition $5,670 | |
| #2 University of the Cumberlands | Annual Tuition $6,368 | |
| #3 Fort Hays State University | Annual Tuition $6,997 | |
| #4 Central Methodist University | Annual Tuition $7,500 | |
| #5 Fayetteville State University | Annual Tuition $7,808 | |
| #6 Clarion University | Annual Tuition $8,334 | |
| #7 Mayville State University | Annual Tuition $8,850 | |
| #8 Athens State University | Annual Tuition $8,990 | |
| #9 Florida International University | Annual Tuition $8,993 | |
| #10 University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Annual Tuition $9,262 | |
| #11 Charter Oak State College | Annual Tuition $9,792 | |
| #12 Wiley College | Annual Tuition $9,849 | |
| #13 University of Washington - Seattle | Annual Tuition $10,395 | |
| #14 University of Wisconsin-Green Bay | Annual Tuition $10,597 | |
| #15 SUNY Empire State College | Annual Tuition $10,633 | |
| #16 Granite State College | Annual Tuition $10,650 | |
| #17 Eastern Oregon University | Annual Tuition $10,800 | |
| #18 Stephen F. Austin State University | Annual Tuition $10,860 | |
| #19 University of Alabama | Annual Tuition $10,920 | |
| #20 Mississippi State University | Annual Tuition $11,036 | |
| #21 University of Missouri | Annual Tuition $11,091 | |
| #22 Eastern Illinois University | Annual Tuition $11,100 | |
| #23 Indiana Wesleyan University Online - Adult Education | Annual Tuition $11,250 | |
| #24 Texas Tech University | Annual Tuition $11,400 | |
| #25 Wilmington University | Annual Tuition $11,532 |
- Annual Tuition: $5,670
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Acceptance Rate: 41%
- Example Classes:
Adult-Child Interaction; Infant Development and Curriculum; Promoting Social-Emotional Competence; The Exceptional Child
- Annual Tuition: $6,368
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Acceptance Rate: 71%
- Example Classes:
Health and Safety Issues and Services; Hispanic Popular Culture; Instructional and Assistive Technology; Methods and Materials for teaching Kindergarten; Teaching Infants and Toddlers; Working with Parents and Children of all Cultures
Online Bachelor's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $6,997
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Acceptance Rate: 91%
- Example Classes:
Child Care Management & Admin; Child Care Management & Administration; Creative Expressions Methods; Diverse Learners; Educating Exceptional Students; Educational Psychology; Programs, Procedures, & Issues in Special Education
Online Bachelor's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $7,500
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Acceptance Rate: 42%
- Example Classes:
Creative Arts; Emergent Language; Infant/Toddler Curriculum Methods & Materials; Methods/Materials for Teaching Content Classes; Reading and Writing with Young Children; Screening, Diagnosis, & Planning Instruction
Online Bachelor's Degrees (2)
- Annual Tuition: $7,808
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Acceptance Rate: 59%
- Example Classes:
Birth Through Kindergarten Curriculum Development; Current Issues and Trends in Early Childhood Education; Family Culture and School; Introduction to Birth through Kindergarten Education; Observation and Assessment in Preschool Education; Teaching the Young Child with Special Needs
Online Bachelor's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $8,334
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: MSCHE
- Acceptance Rate: 94%
- Example Classes:
Analysis of Teaching; Child Development and Guidance; Curriculum Development and Evaluation; Early Childhood Curriculum & Assessment; Early Childhood Environments; Family-Community Collaboration; Leadership in ECH & Care
Online Bachelor's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $8,850
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Acceptance Rate: Open Admissions
- Example Classes:
Art, Music, and Plat in ECE; Language Literacy in ECE; Observation, Assessment, Interpretation Techniques; Pre-K Methods/Materials; Science for Elementary Teachers; Social/Emotional Development and Guidance
Online Bachelor's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $8,990
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Acceptance Rate: Not Provided
- Example Classes:
Children’s Constructions of Relationships through Arithmetic & Math Reasoning; Children’s Creative Experiences; Children’s Health and Safety; Early Brain Development; Educating Exceptional Children; Perspectives on Child Maltreatment & Child Advocacy
Online Bachelor's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $8,993
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Acceptance Rate: 50%
- Example Classes:
Assessment, Evaluation and Diagnosis of the Young Child; Cultural/Social Foundations of Education; General Instruction Decision Making; Issues in Early Childhood Education; Play and Development of Social Competence; Teaching Students with Exceptionalities in Inclusive Settings
Online Bachelor's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $9,262
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Acceptance Rate: 74%
- Example Classes:
Administration of Dependent Care Programs; Assessment and Planning for Inclusive B-K Programs; Families and Children in Global Perspective; Families and Close Relationships; Human Development Across the Life Span; Infants and Toddlers: Development, Learning, and Curriculum
Online Bachelor's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $9,792
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NEASC CIHE
- Acceptance Rate: Open Admissions
- Example Classes:
Behavior Management; Exceptional Learner; Infant/Toddler Care: Methods and Techniques; Psychology of Exceptional Children; Psychology of Play; Sociology of the Family
#12
Wiley College
- Annual Tuition: $9,849
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Acceptance Rate: Open Admissions
- Example Classes:
Children's Literature; Human Growth and Development /Educational Psychology; Literacy in the Elementary Schools; Math Methods for EC-6; Science Curriculum and Instruction; Student Teaching in the Elementary Schools
Online Bachelor's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $10,395
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NWCCU
- Acceptance Rate: 45%
- Example Classes:
Fostering the Development of Young Children’s Mathematics & Science Knowledge & Skills; Infants & Young Children: Risk & Resilience; Laying the Foundation for Reading: Supporting Language & Literacy Development in Preschool; Learning & Teaching in Our Changing World; Positive Behavior Support in Early Childhood; Understanding Early Childhood & Family Studies Research
Online Bachelor's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $10,597
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Acceptance Rate: 73%
- Example Classes:
Current Trends in Early Childhood Education; Infancy and Early Childhood; Introduction to the Art and Science of Teaching in Early Childhood; The Early Years of Literacy and Language Development
Online Bachelor's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $10,633
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: MSCHE
- Acceptance Rate: Open Admissions
- Example Classes:
Attachment in Early Childhood; Emergent Literacy; Health, Safety, and Nutrition in Children’s Programs; Meaning and Development of Play; Observation and Assessment of Children; Young Children and Technology
Online Bachelor's Degrees (2)
- Annual Tuition: $10,650
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NEASC CIHE
- Acceptance Rate: Open Admissions
- Example Classes:
Child Development; Collaboration, Consultation, Teaching in EC/ECSPED; Curriculum, Assessment, Teaching in EC/ECSPED; Special Education Law; Teaching Language Arts and Literacy; The Dynamic Role of the Special Educator
Online Bachelor's Degrees (4)
- B.S. in Applied Studies - Human Services and Early Childhood Development
- BA in English Language Arts - Early Childhood Education and Early Childhood Special Education Certification
- BS in Early Childhood Education
- BS in Early Childhood Education - Early Childhood Education and Early Childhood Special Education Certification
- Annual Tuition: $10,800
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NWCCU
- Acceptance Rate: 97%
- Example Classes:
Early Childhood Health and Wellness; Family Collaboration in Early Childhood; Multicultural Education in Early Childhood; Play & Learning Environments in Early Childhood; Positive Behavior Guidance and Management in Early Childhood; Technology in Early Childhood
Online Bachelor's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $10,860
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Acceptance Rate: 62%
- Example Classes:
Humane and Environmental Education; International Teaching; Science Teaching Methods; Skills in Teaching EFL; Teaching Science in EC-6; Technology in Teaching
Online Bachelor's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $10,920
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Acceptance Rate: 53%
- Example Classes:
Child Centers and Programs; Child Development, Adolescence; Children's Literature and Language Development; Conceptual Creative Experiences; Exceptional Learners; Program Evaluation
Online Bachelor's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $11,036
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Acceptance Rate: 56%
- Example Classes:
Child Development; Creativity and Play in Young Children; Methods and Materials for Early Childhood Students with Disabilities; Prenatal and Infant Development; Working with Families of Students with Disabilities
Online Bachelor's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $11,091
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Acceptance Rate: 75%
- Example Classes:
Administration/Supervision in Early Childhood Settings; Assessing Young Children and their Environments; Child Guidance and Classroom Environments; Health, Safety and Nutrition; Introduction to Early Childhood Education in a Mobile Society
Online Bachelor's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $11,100
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Acceptance Rate: 47%
- Example Classes:
Activity Planning to Facilitate Brain Development; Administration of Child and Family Services Programs; Computer Use for Child Care Administrators; Designing and Managing Learning Environments in Early Childhood Programs; Developing Cultural Awareness in Young Children; Discipline and Guidance of Young Children
Online Bachelor's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $11,250
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: ---
- Acceptance Rate: 74%
- Example Classes:
Classroom Management in the Primary Grades; Foundations of Reading and Language Structure; Infant/Toddler Care-on-Demand Environments; Literature Focused Preschool Environments; Preschool Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment; STEM Concepts in the Primary Grades
Online Bachelor's Degrees (2)
- Annual Tuition: $11,400
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Acceptance Rate: 63%
- Example Classes:
Assessing Young Children and their Environments to Enhance Development; Diversity in the Lives of Young Children and Families; Technology and Young Children; Understanding and Adapting for Developmental Differences; Working with Families
Online Bachelor's Degrees (1)
- Annual Tuition: $11,532
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: MSCHE
- Acceptance Rate: Open Admissions
- Example Classes:
Creating Environments for Learning; Differentiated Methods of Teaching Infants and Toddlers; Learner Development and Early Literacy; Learning Differences and Assessment of Exceptional Children
Online Bachelor's Degrees (1)
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