2024 Best Early Childhood Education Schools in Oregon

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 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 during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Pick Your Early Childhood Education Degree Level

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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

1

Eastern Oregon University
La Grande, OR

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Eastern Oregon University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in early childhood education. EOU is a small public university located in the remote town of La Grande.More information about a degree in early childhood education from Eastern Oregon University

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Portland State University
Portland, OR

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

3.7% Growth in Graduates

Portland State University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in early childhood education. Portland State University is a very large public university located in the large city of Portland.More information about a degree in early childhood education from Portland State University

Best Early Childhood Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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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.

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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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