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. In 2021, 316 health professions majors received their bachelor's degree from OIT.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks health professions programs across the country. The following shows how OIT 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	54
Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	58
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	73
Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools	84
Most Focused Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	95
Most Popular Online Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools	133
Best Health Professions Schools	139
	186
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	229
	320
Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	394
Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	1,219
Most Focused Health Professions Schools	1,254
Most Focused Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	1,380
Best Value Health Professions Schools	1,462
Most Focused Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools	1,683

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in health professions from OIT. This makes it the #1,038 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 41% 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 41% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health professions at OIT are white. Around 78% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

OIT Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 316 health professions students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from OIT, about 20% were men and 80% were 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 2% more men than average.

About 66% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	210
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	32

OIT Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a master’s in health professions from OIT in 2021, 11% were men and 89% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from OIT, 89% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

OIT also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By M.O. Stevens under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.