Child Development & Psychology at University of Oregon

34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a child development school? To help you decide if University of Oregon is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's child development program.

UO is located in Eugene, Oregon and approximately 21,752 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Child Development & Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

UO Child Development & Psychology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Child Development
Master’s Degree in Child Development

UO Child Development & Psychology Rankings

The child development major at UO is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Child Development & Psychology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Child Development Student Demographics at UO

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the child development majors at University of Oregon.

UO Child Development & Psychology Bachelor’s Program

75% Women

34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of child development bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical child development bachelor's degree program is made up of only 22% men. So male students are more repesented at UO since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at UO are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Oregon with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	64
White	230
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	34

UO Child Development & Psychology Master’s Program

74% Women

32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of child development master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in child development each year. UO does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a child development master's degree from UO, 61% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Oregon with a master's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	19
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Child Development & Psychology

If you plan to be a child development major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Oregon. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Careers That Child Development Grads May Go Into

A degree in child development can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for OR, the home state for University of Oregon.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Managers	7,850	$94,400
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,040	$103,870
Psychology Professors	540	$76,580

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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