Childhood Studies Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
Young Children's Learning & Development (BA Top-Up) BA (Hons) Hull College - - - £7500 - - Hull On campus Full-time
Young Children's Learning & Development FD Hull College - - - £5625 - - Hull On campus Part-time
Psychology and Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons) Bishop Grosseteste University - 5% 0% £9250 £12690 125 Lincoln On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons) Middlesex University 71% 0% 6% £9250 £15100 £16600 130 London On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons) University of Hull 88% 0% 5% £9250 £15400 110 Hull On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons) Liverpool John Moores University 88% 3% 17% £9250 £9250 £15600 £17750 137 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons) University College Birmingham 96% 5% 10% £9250 £13500 130 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Childhood Studies with Quantitative Research Methods BSc (Hons) University of Bristol - 5% 0% £9250 £23900 159 Bristol On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons) Bishop Grosseteste University - 0% 0% £9250 £12690 123 Lincoln On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons) London Metropolitan University 80% 15% 5% £9250 £17600 80 London On campus Full-time
Childhood Studies BA (Hons) University of the West of Scotland 67% 0% 2% £9250 £15250 136 Paisley On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons) University of East London 66% 4% 10% £9250 £14160 £14820 159 London On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons) Leeds Trinity University 77% 5% 15% £9250 £12000 105 Leeds On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons) University of Derby 100% 5% 10% £9250 £14900 135 Derby On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons) Sheffield Hallam University 74% 2% 9% £9250 £15860 110 Sheffield On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons) University of Chichester 94% 0% 0% £9250 £15840 £16344 140 Chichester On campus Full-time
Early Childhood BA (Hons) Plymouth Marjon University 69% 0% 0% £9250 £14500 102 Plymouth On campus Full-time
Childhood Studies with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons) University of Sunderland 93% 7% 0% £9250 £16000 130 Sunderland On campus Full-time
Childhood Studies (Including Placement Year) BA (Hons) University of Essex 78% 0% 10% £9250 £19500 121 Colchester On campus Full-time Sandwich
Early Childhood Studies with Graduate Practitioner Competencies with a Foundation Year BA (Hons) Birmingham City University 86% 10% 9% £9250 £16085 136 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Childhood Studies with Quantitative Research Methods MSc University of Bristol - 5% 0% £9250 £23900 159 Bristol On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons) University of Gloucestershire 95% 0% 10% £9250 £15000 £15450 £16600 124 Cheltenham On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies with Early Years Practitioner Status BA (Hons) Aberystwyth University 97% 5% 9% £9000 £16520 139 Aberystwyth On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons) Staffordshire University 96% 1% 6% £9250 £16750 144 Stoke-on-Trent On campus Full-time
Childhood Studies (Including Year Abroad) BA (Hons) University of Essex 78% 0% 10% £9250 £19500 121 Colchester On campus Full-time
Children's Development and Learning FdEd University of Reading 79% 0% 10% £4500 £18400 139 Reading On campus Full-time
Childhood Studies with Study Abroad BSc (Hons) University of Bristol - 5% 0% £9250 £23900 146 Bristol On campus Full-time
Childhood Studies BA (Hons) University of Sunderland 93% 7% 10% £9250 £16000 123 Sunderland On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies (Professional Placement Year) BA (Hons) Bath Spa University 74% 5% 10% £9250 £15750 116 Bath On campus Full-time Sandwich
Childhood Studies BA (Hons) University of Huddersfield 79% 5% 3% £9250 £16500 121 Huddersfield On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies with Graduate Practitioner Competencies BA (Hons) Birmingham City University 86% 10% 9% £9250 £16085 136 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Childhood Studies BA (Hons) University of Essex - 0% 5% £9250 £19500 125 Colchester On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons) Bath Spa University 77% 3% 5% £9250 £15750 140 Bath On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies with Foundation Year BA (Hons) University of Derby 90% 5% 17% £9250 £14900 123 Derby On campus Full-time
Childhood Studies BSc (Hons) University of Bristol - 10% 0% £9250 £23900 164 Bristol On campus Full-time
Childhood Studies (Including Foundation Year) BA (Hons) University of Essex - 0% 10% £9250 £19500 121 Colchester On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons) University of Roehampton 79% 8% 8% £9250 £15000 109 Roehampton On campus Full-time
Childhood Studies BA (Hons) Aberystwyth University 100% 5% 5% £9000 £16520 112 Aberystwyth On campus Full-time
Early Years Childhood Studies BA (Hons) University of Bolton 95% 0% 20% £9250 £40650 £47850 132 Bolton On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies with Foundation Year BA (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church University 64% 4% 25% £9250 - 47 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Bishop Grosseteste University - 10% 15% £6935 - 115 Lincoln On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies (Graduate Practitoner) BA (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University 94% 0% 5% £9250 - 114 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons) Edge Hill University - 5% 7% £9250 - 141 Ormskirk On campus Full-time
Children and Early Childhood (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Teesside University - - 7% £9250 £15000 £17000 146 Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons) The University of Northampton 100% 5% 5% £9250 - 128 Northampton On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies with Foundation Year in Education and Childhood BA (Hons) Leeds Trinity University 77% 5% 15% £9250 - 100 Leeds On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church University 79% 5% 15% £9250 - 104 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Childhood Studies with Applied Psychology BA (Hons) University of Chester 69% 0% 0% £9250 - 149 Chester On campus Full-time
Montessori Early Childhood Studies (Graduate Practitoner) BA (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University 95% 0% 4% £9250 - 101 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies FdA Farnborough College of Technology 100% 0% 20% £8000 £8000 - Farnborough On campus Full-time
Psychology and Early Childhood Studies (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Bishop Grosseteste University - 5% 28% £6935 - 106 Lincoln On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies (Graduate Practitoner) [with Foundation Year] BA (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University 95% 0% 4% £9250 - 101 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Psychology and Childhood Studies BSc (Hons) Newman University 88% 10% 30% £9250 - 122 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Children and Early Childhood BA (Hons) Teesside University - - 7% £9250 £15000 £17000 146 Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
Children's Development and Learning FdEd University of Reading 87% 0% 5% £4625 - - Reading On campus Full-time
Childhood Studies SEN Foundation Degree FD Canterbury Christ Church University 69% 0% 0% - - 85 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons) Plymouth University 83% 5% 5% - - 152 Plymouth On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons) University of Wolverhampton 81% 0% 0% - - 132 Wolverhampton On campus Full-time
Childhood Studies Foundation Degree FD Canterbury Christ Church University 100% 0% 0% - - 102 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Childhood Studies BA (Hons) University of Leeds 86% 5% 5% - - 159 Leeds On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies FdEd Grimsby Institute - 0% 5% £8500 - - Grimsby On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies FdA South Gloucestershire and Stroud College - - 30% £7995 £8500 £11750 £13250 - Bristol On campus Full-time
Early Childhood (Social Pedagogy) BA (Hons) University of Worcester 100% 5% 11% - - 118 Worcester On campus Full-time
Childhood Studies FdA City College Plymouth 100% 10% 10% £7450 - - Plymouth On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies with Foundation BA (Hons) Plymouth University 83% 5% 20% - - 128 Plymouth On campus Full-time
Early Childhood (Graduate Practitioner) BA (Hons) University of Worcester 100% 5% 11% - - 118 Worcester On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies with Foundation Year BA (Hons) University of Wolverhampton 91% 0% 5% - - 126 Wolverhampton On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) The University of Northampton 100% 5% 7% £9250 - 112 Northampton On campus Full-time
Children's Development and Learning FdEd University of Reading - 0% 0% £4625 - - Reading On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies with Early Years Practitioner Status with a Year Abroad BA (Hons) Swansea University - 5% 5% - - 142 Swansea On campus Full-time
Early Years and Childhood Studies (Foundation) BA (Hons) Manchester Metropolitan University 78% 6% 7% - - 136 Manchester On campus Full-time
Early Years and Childhood Studies BA (Hons) Manchester Metropolitan University 78% 6% 7% - - 141 Manchester On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons) Stranmillis University College 91% 5% 0% - - 141 Belfast On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies with Early Years Practitioner Status with a Foundation Year BA (Hons) Swansea University - 5% 5% - - 142 Swansea On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies With Early Years Practitioner Status BA (Hons) Swansea University 95% 5% 10% - - 113 Swansea On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies FdEd Grimsby Institute - 0% 25% £6995 - - Grimsby On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons) Doncaster College and University Centre - 0% 20% £7770 £7940 - - Doncaster On campus Full-time
Children's Development & Learning FdEd University of Reading - 0% 0% £4625 - - Reading On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies FdA Blackpool and the Fylde College - - 25% £9000 - - Blackpool On campus Full-time
Children's Development and Learning FdEd University of Reading - 0% 10% £4625 - - Reading On campus Full-time
Childhood Studies Care and Education HTQ FdA Yeovil College - 10% 15% £7986 £7986 - - Yeovil On campus Full-time
Children's Development and Learning FdEd University of Reading - 0% 15% £4625 - - Reading On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies (Top-Up) BA (Hons) University Centre Peterborough - 0% 5% £8250 - - Peterborough On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies/Psychology BA/BSc (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church University - - - £9250 £14500 - Canterbury On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons) University of Portsmouth - - - £9250 £18100 - Portsmouth On campus Full-time Sandwich
Early Childhood Studies (with Foundation) BA (Hons) University of Gloucestershire - - - £9250 £15000 - Cheltenham On campus Full-time
Early Years Childhood Studies (top-up) BA (Hons) University of Bolton - - - £9250 £13550 £15950 - Bolton On campus Full-time
Childhood Studies MA University of Essex - - - £10000 £21700 - Colchester On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons) Croydon College - - - £6000 £7500 - London On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons) University of Chichester - - - £9250 £15840 - Chichester On campus Full-time
Education (Early Childhood Studies) MA University of Huddersfield - - - £6900 £17600 - Huddersfield On campus Full-time
Early Years Childhood Studies FdA Hopwood Hall College - - 40% £6000 - - Rochdale On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies (Top-up) BA (Hons) London Metropolitan University - - - £2310 £4400 - London On campus Part-time
Childhood Studies FdA Aberystwyth University - - - £9000 £16520 - Aberystwyth On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies FdA Blackburn College 100% - 20% - - - Blackburn On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies FdA London Metropolitan University - - - £6000 £9500 - London On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies (including foundation year) BA (Hons) London Metropolitan University - - - £9250 £17600 - London On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) University of East London - - - £9250 £14160 £14820 - London On campus Full-time
Early Childhood Studies MA Stranmillis University College - - - £7470 £18200 - Belfast On campus Full-time
Children's Development and Learning FdA York College - - 25% £7200 - - York On campus Full-time
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Student Reviews

Overall student satisfaction
73 /100
2816 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

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Source: National Student Survey NSS 2023. The Overall student satisfaction data point is from 2022 (latest available year). The Office for Students made the unfortunate decision to discontinue collecting overall student satisfaction data points per course.
The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Primarily based on salary data of undergraduate students

Salary of all UK Graduates of Childhood Studies

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £21429 £18747 £21015
25-75 percentile range £17440 - £25832 £13419 - £24171 £14765 - £27520
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All Childhood Studies courses in the UK

Salary of all UK Graduates of all subjects

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £20750 £18548 £21123
25-75 percentile range £17018 - £24536 £13527 - £23074 £14826 - £26827
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Childhood Studies

15 months after graduation, graduates of this subject were asked about their current circumstances of employment, what they do, and whether their activities and perspectives are directly related to their studies.

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Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023

Current jobs

Among graduates of Childhood Studies who indicated that they are working, the percentage below represents the number who “agree” or “strongly agree” with the statements about their job.

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Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023

Typical employers for graduates of Childhood Studies

  • Nurseries and Pre- schools
  • State and Independent Schools
  • Local Authorities
  • Local and National Charities
  • Health Authorities

Jobs of graduates of Childhood Studies (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Childhood Studies at Anglia Ruskin University

40% Other Educational Professionals
40% Information Technology Professionals
20% Elementary occupations
15% Managers, directors and senior officials
15% Customer service occupations
10% Sales occupations
10% Welfare and housing associate professionals
10% Administrative occupations
10% Media Professionals
10% Web and Multimedia Design Professionals
10% Elementary occupations
10% Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
10% Sales occupations
10% Business and public service associate professionals
10% Administrative occupations
10% Elementary occupations
5% Information Technology Professionals
5% Managers, directors and senior officials
5% Business and public service associate professionals
5% Welfare and housing associate professionals
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023

Grading & Study Time

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Grading Distribution

Students of Childhood Studies in the UK received the following grades.

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Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) 2016

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Childhood Studies

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Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Childhood Studies, if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

FAQ

Childhood Studies is the interdisciplinary study of the development of children, including policies, practices and issues affecting them.

The median salary of graduates of Childhood Studies was £21429 15 months after graduation, £18747 3 years after graduation and £21015 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for Childhood Studies studies:
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA (Hons)
  • Foundation Degree - FD
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BSc (Hons)
  • Master of Science - MSc
  • Foundation Degree in Education - FdEd
  • Foundation Degree in Arts - FdA
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) / Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BA/BSc (Hons)
  • Master of Arts - MA