Health Professions at Western Oregon University

58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying health professions, you may want to check out the program at Western Oregon University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Western Oregon State College is located in Monmouth, Oregon and approximately 4,554 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.

Western Oregon State College Health Professions Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Western Oregon State College Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at Western Oregon State College 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.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Western Oregon State College

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

Western Oregon State College Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

79% Women

58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% 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 Western Oregon State College since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 Western Oregon University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Western Oregon State College Health Professions Master’s Program

69% Women

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. Western Oregon State College does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Western Oregon State College, 81% 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 Western Oregon University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Oregon University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health	54
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	10

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 Western Oregon 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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