Health Professions at Oregon State University

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. Of the 6,299 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Oregon State University in 2021, 273 of them were health professions majors.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

Oregon State Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at Oregon State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	65
Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	135

In 2021, 104 students received their master’s degree in health professions from Oregon State. This makes it the #341 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% 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 12% more men than average.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at Oregon State are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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	50
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	37
White	143
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	29

Oregon State Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 104 students who graduated with a master’s in health professions from Oregon State in 2021, 38% were men and 62% were 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, 64% 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	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	67
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Oregon State also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 101 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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
• Image Credit: By Gregkeene under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.