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Early Childhood Education at Oakland University

Early Childhood Education at Oakland University

If you plan to study early childhood education, take a look at what Oakland University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Oakland is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and approximately 18,552 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Early Childhood Education section at the bottom of this page.

Oakland Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Child development

Online Classes Are Available at Oakland

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Oakland does offer online courses in child development for the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Oakland Early Childhood Education Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in child development, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Child development Student Demographics at Oakland

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

Oakland Early Childhood Education Master’s Program

100% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of child development master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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Of the students who received a child development master's degree from Oakland, 88% 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 Oakland University with a master's in child development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 MI, the home state for Oakland University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Preschool Teachers 9,270 $35,010
Kindergarten Teachers 1,450 $59,140

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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