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Best Child Development Schools Near Evansville, IN (2026)
Updated September 5, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Evansville, Indiana is home to about 115,395 residents. In Indiana, the top-earning child development-related role is Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare at a median $58,740 annually (BLS, May 2025).
Closest Child Development Schools to Evansville
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer child development programs near Evansville, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Evansville city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
How We Rank Schools
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most
recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS).
To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the
U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked
against schools at the same credential level:
BOCSCORE
Graduation rate 30%
Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
Average net price (lower is better) 20%
Retention rate 15%
Fully online availability 10%
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score.
On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Evansville.
Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
BOC
Ranked by BOC Score — U.S. Dept. of Education outcome data. Advertising never affects rankings.
Evansville is part of the Evansville, IN metro area (BLS area code 21780). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Indiana statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
$35,280
Evansville, IN
$38,557
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare
$58,740
IN statewide
$64,197
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
$48,730
Evansville, IN
$53,257
Childcare Workers
$29,880
Evansville, IN
$32,656
Special Education Teachers, Preschool
$48,680
IN statewide
$53,202
Social and Human Service Assistants
$39,840
Evansville, IN
$43,541
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
$58,600
Evansville, IN
$64,044
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other
$49,070
IN statewide
$53,628
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
Evansville at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
91.5 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Evansville-Area Cities With Child Development Programs
What are the highest-paying child development roles near Evansville?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying child development-related roles near Evansville are: Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare ($58,740), Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education ($58,600), Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other ($49,070). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Indiana statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Henderson instead of Evansville?
Henderson, KY is 10.5 miles from Evansville and has its own set of local child development programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
How do I verify a program is accredited?
Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.
Data verified: September 5, 2026.
Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
