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Health Professions at Oregon Institute of Technology

Health Professions at Oregon Institute of Technology

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

OIT is located in Klamath Falls, Oregon and has a total student population of 5,323.

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.

OIT Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Undergrad Certificate in Health Professions (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Health Professions
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
  • Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at OIT

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

OIT does offer online education options in health professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Associate’s Degree
  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

OIT Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at OIT 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.

Health Professions Student Demographics at OIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Oregon Institute of Technology.

OIT Health Professions Associate’s Program

26% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 74% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 26% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at OIT may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 56% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health professions at OIT are white. Around 84% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Oregon Institute of Technology with a associate's in health professions.

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

OIT Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

78% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at OIT since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at OIT 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 Oregon Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 22
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 34
White 210
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 20

OIT Health Professions Master’s Program

89% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from OIT, 79% 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 Oregon Institute of Technology with a master's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Oregon Institute of Technology. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Allied Health Professions 216
Dental Support Services 65
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 38
Health & Medical Administrative Services 15
Public Health 9
Health Sciences & Services 8
Mental & Social Health Services 1

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 Oregon Institute of Technology.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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