Health Professions at University of Western States

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 University of Western States stacks up to those at other schools.

Western States Chiropractic College is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 1,195.

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.

Western States Chiropractic College Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health Professions
• Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at Western States Chiropractic College

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Western States Chiropractic College offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Western States Chiropractic College Health Professions 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.

There were 160 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #177 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Western States Chiropractic College

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

Western States Chiropractic College Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. Western States Chiropractic College does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Western States Chiropractic College, 54% 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 University of Western States with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	98
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	43

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 University of Western States. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chiropractic	158
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	148
Allied Health Professions	40
Mental & Social Health Services	4
Other Health Professions	1

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 University of Western States.

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 Bbadgett under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.