2025 Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oregon

Child Development & Psychology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #37 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Oregon to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of child development & psychology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 385 bachelor's degrees in child development & psychology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on child development & psychology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other child development & psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for child development & psychology to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized child development & psychology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for child development & psychology students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Child Development & Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oregon list to help you make the college decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Child Development & Psychology in Oregon

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for child development & psychology students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Oregon Schools for a Bachelor's in Child Development

1

University of Oregon
Eugene, OR

361 Annual Graduates

University of Oregon is a great choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in child development & psychology. UO is a very large public university located in the city of Eugene.More information about a bachelor’s in child development & psychology from University of Oregon

2

Reed College
Portland, OR

24 Annual Graduates

Reed College is a great choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in child development & psychology. Reed is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Portland.More information about a bachelor’s in child development & psychology from Reed College

Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Child Development & Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	262	3,804
Washington	226	645
Nevada	129	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Child Development

One of 24 majors within the Psychology area of study, Child Development & Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Child Development Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Research & Experimental Psychology	361
Experimental Psychology	24

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	1,226
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	94

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.