Los Angeles, CA (population: 3,878,715) has eight childhood education schools within its city limits. Loyola Marymount University, the highest ranked school in the city with a childhood education program, has a total student population of 9,015. It is the 967th highest ranked school in the USA and the 62nd highest in the state of California (#1 is University of California-Los Angeles). To learn more about childhood education programs in Los Angeles, ratemyprofessors.com has reviews of childhood education professors at Loyola Marymount University such as Susan Abelein, Helen Alatorre, Rochelle Alexander-Montgomery, Emily Arms, Marta Baltodano, and Thomas Batsis.
Childhood Education students from Los Angeles schools who go on to become childhood educators, preschool teachers, kindergarten teachers, special education teachers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 181,810 people working as kindergarten teachers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $50,380. Also, Preschool teachers make on average $27,450 per year and there are about 389,660 of them employed in the US today.
Of the 8 childhood education schools in Los Angeles, only 3 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Loyola Marymount University comes out as the most expensive ($29,497/yr) for childhood education students, with California State University-Los Angeles as the lowest, reported at only $3,263/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Los Angeles |
| Culver City | CA | - | 2 | 5.62439 | 79 | 6.2 miles |
| Burbank | CA | 103,686 | 5 | 29.098 | 43 | 7.2 miles |
| Santa Monica | CA | 89,350 | 5 | 12.7862 | 74 | 8.3 miles |
| Panorama City | CA | - | 2 | 25.093 | 11 | 8.4 miles |
| Northridge | CA | - | 2 | 29.2432 | 104 | 10.9 miles |
| Woodland Hills | CA | - | 1 | 17.7823 | 121 | 11.9 miles |
| East Los Angeles | CA | 135,682 | 0 | - | 0 | 14.8 miles |
| Alhambra | CA | 86,214 | 4 | 31.3851 | 25 | 16.2 miles |
| Altadena | CA | 41,677 | 0 | - | 0 | 17.0 miles |
| Torrance | CA | 141,478 | 4 | 20.3998 | 164 | 19.8 miles |
| Downey | CA | 107,986 | 0 | - | 0 | 19.9 miles |
| Paramount | CA | 55,280 | 1 | 16.5087 | 2 | 20.4 miles |
| Valencia | CA | - | 1 | 29.1529 | 11 | 21.3 miles |
| Santa Clarita | CA | 171,722 | 2 | 23.9284 | 128 | 21.5 miles |
| Canyon Country | CA | - | 1 | 21.1219 | 9 | 21.9 miles |
| Simi Valley | CA | 121,990 | 0 | - | 0 | 22.0 miles |
| Malibu | CA | - | 1 | 75.691 | 100 | 24.0 miles |
| Rancho Palos Verdes | CA | 41,164 | 1 | 20.67 | 2 | 24.4 miles |
| Cerritos | CA | 51,327 | 3 | 18.7768 | 18 | 25.6 miles |
| Hacienda Heights | CA | 52,748 | 0 | - | 0 | 26.3 miles |
| Long Beach | CA | 464,505 | 6 | 26.5161 | 271 | 26.4 miles |
| Azusa | CA | 47,782 | 1 | 31.8299 | 58 | 28.7 miles |
| West Covina | CA | 106,032 | 5 | 23.6693 | 37 | 28.9 miles |
| Cypress | CA | 47,588 | 2 | 8.65396 | 110 | 29.2 miles |
| Moorpark | CA | - | 1 | 19.4776 | 80 | 29.6 miles |
| Covina | CA | 46,974 | 0 | - | 0 | 30.4 miles |
| Fullerton | CA | 133,165 | 6 | 21.8966 | 252 | 31.8 miles |
| Glendora | CA | 49,443 | 1 | 12.4755 | 68 | 32.8 miles |
| Garden Grove | CA | 167,800 | 4 | 26.4852 | 22 | 34.5 miles |
| Diamond Bar | CA | 57,662 | 0 | - | 0 | 35.2 miles |