2025 Best Early Childhood Education Schools in Oregon

Ranked #34 in popularity, early childhood education is one of the most sought-after 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 Schools in Oregon ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 225 degrees in early childhood education annually.

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Pick Your Early Childhood Education Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Early Childhood Education Schools in Oregon ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Early Childhood Education in Oregon

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the child development degree levels they offer.

Top Oregon Schools in Child development

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Southern Oregon University
Ashland, OR

Any student pursuing a degree in early childhood education has to take a look at Southern Oregon University. Southern Oregon University is a moderately-sized public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Ashland.More information about a degree in early childhood education from Southern Oregon University

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Eastern Oregon University
La Grande, OR

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Eastern Oregon University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in early childhood education. EOU is a small public university located in the town of La Grande.More information about a degree 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 Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	999	4,815
Washington	831	775
Nevada	354	87
Hawaii	267	62
Alaska	167	14

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Early Childhood Education Related Rankings by Major

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
Teacher Development & Methodology	621
Teacher Education	526
Elementary Education	290
Secondary Education	116
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods	25
Adult & Continuing Education	15
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	1

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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).
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