District Of Columbia contains five schools that offer childhood education programs. Howard University, the highest-ranking childhood education school in DC, has a total student population of 10,573 and is the 168th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 5 childhood education schools in District Of Columbia, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Catholic University of America comes out as the most expensive ($32,122/yr), with University of the District of Columbia as the lowest recorded at only $7,881/yr.
Childhood Education students from District Of Columbia 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. In fact, in the District Of Columbia alone, there are 1,200 employed preschool teachers earning an average yearly salary of $32,680. Kindergarten teachers in this state earn $38,930/yr and there are 210 employed.
Also, within the childhood education schools in District Of Columbia, the average student population is 6,076 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1. Aside from childhood education, there are 1138 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 7,715 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $0, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.