Health Sciences & Services at Portland State University

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

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 23,640 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,211 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Portland State University in 2021, 213 of them were health sciences and services majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Sciences & Services section at the bottom of this page.

Portland State University Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science

Portland State University Health Sciences & Services Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health science programs across the country. The following shows how Portland State University performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health science major at Portland State University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Sciences & Services. 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 Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	192

Health Science Student Demographics at Portland State University

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

Portland State University Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

Of the 213 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Health Sciences & Services from Portland State University in 2020-2021, 28% were men and 72% were women. The typical health science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Portland State University since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	33
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	99
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	30

Portland State University also has a doctoral program available in health science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Communication Sciences
• Public Health

Careers That Health Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in health science 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 Portland State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Community Health Workers	750	$42,350

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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.