Health Professions at Pacific University

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

Pacific is located in Forest Grove, Oregon and approximately 3,808 students attend the school each year. Of the 470 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Pacific University in 2021, 77 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.

Pacific 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 Pacific

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree

Pacific Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health professions programs across the country. The following shows how Pacific 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 Pacific 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 Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	63
	81
Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	81
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	132
	154
Most Focused Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	288
Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	331
Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	425
Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	529
Most Focused Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	529
Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools	713
Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	954

In 2021, 126 students received their master’s degree in health professions from Pacific. This makes it the #275 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 293 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #94 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Pacific

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

Pacific Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 77 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Health Professions from Pacific in 2020-2021, 21% were men and 79% were women. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at Pacific since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	23
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	28

Pacific Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 126 students graduated with a master's degree in health professions from Pacific. About 25% were men and 75% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. Pacific does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	48
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	52

Pacific also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 293 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Pacific University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	98
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	93
Optometry	88
Allied Health Professions	72
Communication Sciences	58
Dental Support Services	31
Health & Medical Administrative Services	27
Public Health	16
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services	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 Pacific 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 M.O. Stevens under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.