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2023 Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon

15 Colleges
$27,865 Avg Salary
$12,990 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate 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.

The Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 15 schools in Oregon to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon

The following schools top our list of the Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Institute of Technology the best school in Oregon for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize suburb of Salem, Institute of Technology is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#2

Sumner College

Portland, OR

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Sumner College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Oregon. Located in the large city of Portland, Sumner College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Central Oregon Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Oregon. COCC is a small public school located in the small city of Bend.

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Out of the 15 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Portland Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Portland.

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Out of the 15 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Concorde Career College - Portland landed the # 5 spot on the list. Concorde Career College - Portland is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.

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#6

Umpqua Community College

Roseburg, OR

Umpqua Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the rural area of Roseburg, Umpqua Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Carrington College, Portland came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Oregon ranking. Located in the large city of Portland, Carrington College, Portland is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Chemeketa Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate health professions programs. Chemeketa Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Salem.

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#9

Clackamas Community College

Oregon City, OR

With a ranking of #9, Clackamas Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Oregon City, Clackamas Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Southwestern Oregon Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. SWOCC is a small public school located in the town of Coos Bay.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Health Professions Colleges 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 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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