The Early Childhood Education, M.A. (Research Concentration) atEast Tennessee State University is accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation of Early Childhood Higher Education Programs of the National Association for the Education of Young Children. The accreditation term runs fromMarch 2018 throughMarch 2025. Click on the links to view the aggregate candidate performance on the Professional Standards and Competencies for Early Childhood Educators, the East Tennessee State University Early Childhood Education Reporting Program Outcome Data and the institutional effectiveness data.

Our Researcher/Thesis (RSEA) Concentration is a non-licensure Master's Degree in Early Childhoodthat is appropriate for students who are looking to get a master's degree and who are interested in doing research and writing a thesis in the early childhood field. This is also appropriate for students who are planning to enter a PhD or EdD program after graduate school.