Wyoming contains six schools that offer childhood education programs. University of Wyoming, the highest-ranking childhood education school in WY, has a total student population of 12,427 and is the 1527th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 6 childhood education schools in Wyoming, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of Wyoming comes out as the most expensive ($9,676/yr), with Sheridan College as the lowest recorded at only $4,468/yr.
Childhood Education students from Wyoming 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 Wyoming alone, there are 750 employed preschool teachers earning an average yearly salary of $29,280. Kindergarten teachers in this state earn $52,320/yr and there are 430 employed.
Also, within the childhood education schools in Wyoming, the average student population is 3,094 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. Aside from childhood education, there are 791 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 3,589 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $2,319, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.