San Antonio, TX (population: 1,402,013) has four childhood education schools within its city limits. University of the Incarnate Word, the highest ranked school in the city with a childhood education program, has a total student population of 6,756. It is the 535th highest ranked school in the USA and the 23rd highest in the state of Texas (#1 is Rice University). To learn more about childhood education programs in San Antonio, ratemyprofessors.com has reviews of childhood education professors at University of the Incarnate Word such as David Campos, Alma Delgado, Jane Flagg, Melissa Gomez, Richard Gray, and Susan Hall.
Childhood Education students from San Antonio 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 San Antonio area alone, there are 2,860 employed preschool teachers earning an average salary of $25,280. Kindergarten teachers in this area earn $50,590/yr and there are 1,180 employed.
San Antonio lies in Bexar county, which is one of the 154 counties in Texas. Overall, the San Antonio area has 837,030 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.9% unemployment rate, $18.25/hr average worker wage, and a $37,970 average annual salary. Thus, about 1.410 out of every 1000 jobs in San Antonio are held by kindergarten teachers, and 3.416/1000 are held by preschool teachers.
Of the 4 childhood education schools in San Antonio, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of the Incarnate Word comes out as the most expensive ($17,358/yr) for childhood education students, with San Antonio College as the lowest, reported at only $3,422/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from San Antonio |
| Seguin | TX | - | 2 | 43.9208 | 52 | 33.7 miles |
| Kerrville | TX | - | 2 | 41.881 | 56 | 55.5 miles |
| Austin | TX | 792,778 | 27 | 18.4164 | 459 | 74.4 miles |
| Cedar Park | TX | 72,258 | 0 | - | 0 | 83.3 miles |
| Pflugerville | TX | 43,849 | 1 | 21.9644 | 4 | 86.3 miles |
| Georgetown | TX | 55,998 | 3 | 24.3873 | 208 | 95.8 miles |