2025 Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oregon

Ranked #32 in popularity, early childhood education is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 46 bachelor's degrees in early childhood education to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on early childhood education students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of early childhood education students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized early childhood education related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for early childhood education students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Early Childhood Education in Oregon

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for early childhood education students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Oregon Schools for a Bachelor's in Child development

1

Southern Oregon University
Ashland, OR

20 Annual Graduates

Southern Oregon University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in early childhood education. Located in the midsize suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in early childhood education from Southern Oregon University

2

Eastern Oregon University
La Grande, OR

26 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Eastern Oregon University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in early childhood education. Located in the remote town of La Grande, EOU is a public university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in early childhood education from Eastern Oregon University

Best Early Childhood Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Early Childhood Education Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	643	4,370
Washington	521	402
Nevada	201	35
Hawaii	172	23

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Rankings in Majors Related to Child development

Early Childhood Education is one of 13 different types of Teacher Education Grade Specific programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Child development

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Elementary Education	152
Secondary Education	23
Teacher Education	1

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Vgrigas. More about our data sources and methodologies.