Early Childhood Education at Pacific Oaks College

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

Pacific Oaks College is located in Pasadena, California and approximately 1,238 students attend the school each year. Of the 51 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Pacific Oaks College in 2021, 51 of them were early childhood education majors.

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.

Pacific Oaks College Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Child development
• Master’s Degree in Child development

Pacific Oaks College Early Childhood Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks child development programs across the country. The following shows how Pacific Oaks College performed in these rankings.

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 Pacific Oaks College 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
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	2
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Schools	6
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	12
Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	16
Best Value Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18
Best Value Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools	56
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Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools	57
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	59
Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	118
Best Value Early Childhood Education Schools	119
Best Early Childhood Education Schools	120
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In 2021, 55 students received their master’s degree in child development from Pacific Oaks College. This makes it the #12 most popular school for child development master’s degree candidates in the country.

Child development Student Demographics at Pacific Oaks College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the child development majors at Pacific Oaks College.

Pacific Oaks College Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

The child development program at Pacific Oaks College awarded 51 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 4% of these degrees went to men with the other 96% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities in its child development bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Pacific Oaks College Early Childhood Education Master’s Program

Of the 55 students who graduated with a master’s in child development from Pacific Oaks College in 2021, 7% were men and 93% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 4% men graduate in child development each year. Pacific Oaks College does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the child development master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 23% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

Related Majors

• Teacher 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 CA, the home state for Pacific Oaks College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Preschool Teachers	52,950	$37,850
Kindergarten Teachers	11,580	$69,690

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 Sparrowman980 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.