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Health Professions at Pacific University

39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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.

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

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:

Pacific Health Professions 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.

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

90% Women

39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at Pacific are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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	13
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	44
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Pacific Health Professions Master’s Program

74% Women

28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 74% went to 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 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Pacific, 51% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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	15
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	55
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

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
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