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2023 Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Oregon

9 Colleges
$81,655 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, health professions students earned 5,865 degrees and certificates from an Oregon school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Oregon to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon

The colleges and universities below are the best for health professions majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top Oregon Schools for a Doctorate in Health Professions

Our analysis found University of Western States to be the best school for health professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Oregon. Western States Chiropractic College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Portland.

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Out of the 9 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon Health & Science University landed the # 2 spot on the list. OHSU is a small public school located in the city of Portland.

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#3

University of Portland

Portland, OR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Portland. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Located in the large city of Portland, University of Portland is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pacific University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Located in the large suburb of Forest Grove, Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

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#6

George Fox University

Newberg, OR

George Fox University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. GFU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Newberg.

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#7

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

University of Oregon came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. Located in the midsize city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a very large student population.

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Portland State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a very large student population.

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National University of Natural Medicine came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. Located in the city of Portland, NUNM is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Health Professions Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 54,872
Washington 10,021
Hawaii 1,126
Nevada 4,207
Alaska 578

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596
Health Sciences & Services 35,945
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,833
Mental & Social Health Services 29,053
Medicine 28,629
Dental Support Services 26,399
Communication Sciences 22,298
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 20,393
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18,901
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10,751
Health/Medical Prep Programs 9,210
Other Health Professions 7,984
Dentistry 6,770
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6,158
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5,115
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3,564
Chiropractic 2,658
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 2,374
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2,089
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,775
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 960
Medical Science 909
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 294
Alternative Medical Support Services 227
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 68

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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