Early Childhood Education at Oklahoma Baptist University

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

OBU is located in Shawnee, Oklahoma and has a total student population of 1,763. In 2021, 8 child development majors received their bachelor's degree from OBU.

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.

OBU Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Child development

OBU Early Childhood Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the child development progam at OBU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The child development major at OBU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Early Childhood Education. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	111
Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	135
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	139
Best Early Childhood Education Schools	183
	186
Best Value Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	244
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	290
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Schools	373
Best Value Early Childhood Education Schools	419
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools	616

Child development Student Demographics at OBU

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

OBU Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students earned a bachelor's degree in child development from OBU. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at OBU 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 Oklahoma Baptist University with a bachelor's in child development.

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

OBU also has a doctoral program available in child development. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Elementary Education

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 OK, the home state for Oklahoma Baptist University.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Preschool Teachers	5,830	$29,310
Kindergarten Teachers	2,080	$40,120

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
• Image Credit: By Gigrantula under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.