Health Professions at Oregon State University

46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health professions program at Oregon State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Oregon State is located in Corvallis, Oregon and has a total student population of 32,312.

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.

Oregon State Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Oregon State Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at Oregon State 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.

There were 101 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #242 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Oregon State

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

Oregon State Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

73% Women

46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% 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 Oregon State since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health professions bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Oregon State University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	48
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	39
White	130
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	35

Oregon State Health Professions Master’s Program

61% Women

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. Oregon State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Oregon State, 57% 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 State University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	62
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Oregon State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health	224
Health/Medical Prep Programs	148
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	97
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	63
Allied Health Professions	13

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 State 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
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