Public Health at Western Oregon University

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

Western Oregon State College is located in Monmouth, Oregon and approximately 4,554 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 54 public health majors received their bachelor's degree from Western Oregon State College.

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

Western Oregon State College Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health

Western Oregon State College Public Health Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public health programs across the country. The following shows how Western Oregon State College 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 public health major at Western Oregon State College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Health. 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
Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	127

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in public health from Western Oregon State College. This is the #358 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Western Oregon State College Public Health Graduates

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at Western Oregon State College is $33,521. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 4% higher than the national average of $32,238 for all public health bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Health Student Demographics at Western Oregon State College

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

Western Oregon State College Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 54 public health students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Western Oregon State College, about 13% were men and 87% were women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health at Western Oregon State College are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	29
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Western Oregon State College also has a doctoral program available in public health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

Careers That Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in public health 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
Medical and Health Services Managers	4,680	$118,730
Health Specialties Professors	3,660	$145,380
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	1,180	$74,000
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	950	$77,980
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 Andrew Parodi under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.