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Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Oregon

2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Oregon

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$6,670 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,116 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Associate 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 Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Oregon to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for health professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools

#1

Umpqua Community College

Roseburg, OR

Our 2023 rankings named Umpqua Community College the best value school in Oregon for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Roseburg, Umpqua Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Umpqua Community College are $5,282 per year.

Umpqua Community College also made our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Oregon list, coming in at #5.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Portland Community College is a great value for health professions students working on their associate degree. Portland Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Portland.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Portland Community College are $4,810 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Portland Community College is ranked #4 for overall quality for health professions in Oregon.

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#3

Rogue Community College

Grants Pass, OR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rogue Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Oregon list. Rogue Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Grants Pass.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rogue Community College are $5,184 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Mt. Hood Community College is a great value for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Gresham, MHCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MHCC are $5,013 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lane Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Oregon list. Located in the rural area of Eugene, Lane Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lane Community College are $5,333 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, Chemeketa Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Chemeketa Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Salem.

Chemeketa Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,850 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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American College of Healthcare Sciences ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Oregon list. American College of Healthcare Sciences is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Portland.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at American College of Healthcare Sciences are $11,928 per year.

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Southwestern Oregon Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. SWOCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Coos Bay.

SWOCC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,483 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Central Oregon Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. COCC is a small public school located in the small city of Bend.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at COCC are $6,111 a year.

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Linn-Benton Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. LBCC is a small public school located in the small city of Albany.

LBCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,675 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value 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 13 schools only.

  • 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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