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Child Development & Psychology at University of Oregon

Child Development & Psychology at University of Oregon

If you are interested in studying child development & psychology, you may want to check out the program at University of Oregon. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UO is located in Eugene, Oregon and has a total student population of 21,752.

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

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 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.

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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.

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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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Oregon. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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