2025 Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in Oregon

If you plan on majoring in child development & psychology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #57 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in Oregon ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 29 degrees in child development & psychology to qualified students.

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Child Development & Psychology Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Child Development & Psychology Schools in Oregon ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Child Development & Psychology in Oregon

The schools below may not offer all types of child development degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Oregon Schools in Child Development

1

University of Oregon
Eugene, OR

University of Oregon is a good option for students pursuing a degree in child development & psychology. UO is a fairly large public university located in the city of Eugene.More information about a degree in child development & psychology from University of Oregon

2

Reed College
Portland, OR

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Reed College is a great choice for students interested in a 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 degree 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 Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	330	3,995
Washington	300	672
Nevada	192	50

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Rankings in Majors Related to Child Development

Child Development & Psychology is one of 24 different types of Psychology programs to choose from.

Child Development Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Experimental Psychology	20
Other Research & Experimental Psychology	9

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Most Popular Majors Related to Child Development

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	1,652
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	648

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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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.