2023 Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Oregon
Finding the Best Health Professions Master'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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Oregon to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Oregon to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon
The colleges and universities below are the best for health professions majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Oregon Health & Science University the best school in Oregon for health professions students working on their master’s degree. OHSU is a small public school located in the city of Portland.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Pacific University is a great place for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Forest Grove, Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Western States. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Western States Chiropractic College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Bushnell University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Oregon. Located in the city of Eugene, Bushnell University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Lewis & Clark College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Oregon. Lewis and Clark College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.
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Oregon Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. Located in the remote town of Klamath Falls, OIT is a public college with a small student population.
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George Fox University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. GFU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Newberg.
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Oregon State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.
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University of Oregon came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. Located in the city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Southern Oregon University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Located in the midsize suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 54,872 |
| Washington | 10,021 |
| Hawaii | 1,126 |
| Nevada | 4,207 |
| Alaska | 578 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Health Professions
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 15 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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