top-65-colleges-for-ece-bachelors-badges.pngDiscovery Early Childhood EDU has identified The University of Texas at San Antonio among the top 65 Best Schools to earn your Bachelor’s in Early Childhood Education. Only two educator preparation programs in Texas were recognized, and UTSA was one of them, along with The University of North Texas. Discovery Early Childhood EDU is an independent resource whose goal is to help prospective educators make the best choices for their educational experiences. The website uses the following government resources to collect data: National Center for Education Statistics, US Department of Education Scorecard, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, as well as the private source, PayScale. Ranking factors include: retention rate, graduation rate, admission rate, cost of tuition, graduating salary, number of programs offered, online programs offered, loan default rate, diplomas awarded, and percent of students receiving financial aid.