Health Professions at George Fox University

If you plan to study health professions, take a look at what George Fox University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

GFU is located in Newberg, Oregon and approximately 4,106 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 82 health professions majors received their bachelor's degree from GFU.

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

GFU Health Professions Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
• Master’s Degree in Health Professions
• Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at GFU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? GFU offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

GFU Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health professions programs across the country. The following shows how GFU performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at GFU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. 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
Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	83
	136
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	166
Most Popular Online Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools	198
Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	283
Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	287
	447
Most Focused Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	959
Most Popular Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools	1,455

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in health professions from GFU. This makes it the #933 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 44 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #364 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at GFU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at George Fox University.

GFU Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 82 students earned a bachelor's degree in health professions from GFU. About 85% of these graduates were women and the other 15% were men.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at GFU 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 George Fox University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	65
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

GFU Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 health professions majors earned their master's degree from GFU. Of these graduates, 19% were men and 81% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from GFU, 75% 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 George Fox University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

GFU also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 44 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at George Fox University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from George Fox University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	60
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	44
Mental & Social Health Services	17
Health & Medical Administrative Services	15
Allied Health Professions	7

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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 George Fox University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Registered Nurses	36,020	$91,080
Personal Care Aides	31,510	$26,980
Software Applications Developers	15,610	$101,940
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	14,310	$57,600
Medical Secretaries	13,580	$40,000

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 George Fox University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.