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Largest early childhood education programs in Missouri
Missouri early childhood education programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwest Missouri State University | Maryville | Public, 4-year | 65 |
| 2 | Missouri State University-Springfield | Springfield | Public, 4-year | 47 |
| 3 | University of Missouri-Columbia | Columbia | Public, 4-year | 33 |
| 4 | Southeast Missouri State University | Cape Girardeau | Public, 4-year | 29 |
| 5 | Central Methodist University-College | Fayette | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 26 |
| 6 | University of Central Missouri | Warrensburg | Public, 4-year | 16 |
| 7 | Lindenwood University | Saint Charles | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 13 |
| 8 | Missouri Western State University | Saint Joseph | Public, 4-year | 13 |
| 9 | Missouri Baptist University | Saint Louis | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 8 |
| 10 | University of Missouri-St Louis | Saint Louis | Public, 4-year | 8 |
| 11 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | Kansas City | Public, 4-year | 6 |
| 12 | College of the Ozarks | Point Lookout | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 6 |
| 13 | Park University | Parkville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 6 |
| 14 | Evangel University | Springfield | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 4 |
| 15 | Fontbonne University | Saint Louis | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 3 |
| 16 | Hannibal-LaGrange University | Hannibal | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 3 |
| 17 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | Saint Louis | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 3 |
| 18 | Westminster College | Fulton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 3 |
| 19 | Harris-Stowe State University | Saint Louis | Public, 4-year | 1 |
| 20 | Webster University | Saint Louis | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 1 |
Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.
How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.
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