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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Oregon

20 Colleges
$43,116 Avg Salary
$21,919 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Oregon to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in Oregon to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Portland Community College the most popular school in Oregon for health professions students working on their associate degree. Portland Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Portland.

Women make up 73% of the health professions majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lane Community College is a great place for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Eugene, Lane Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 168 students majoring in health professions at Lane Community College, 20% are male and 80% are female.

Full Health Professions at Lane Community College Report

The in-demand associate degree programs at Mt. Hood Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Oregon. Located in the large suburb of Gresham, MHCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 80% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at Mt. Hood Community College Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Linn-Benton Community College is a great place for health professions students working on their associate degree. LBCC is a small public school located in the small city of Albany.

Of the 113 students majoring in health professions at LBCC, 14% are male and 86% are female.

Full Health Professions at Linn-Benton Community College Report

Out of the 20 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Oregon Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. COCC is a small public school located in the small city of Bend.

Of the 92 students majoring in health professions at COCC, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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

About 53% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 47% are male.

Read full report on Health Professions at Chemeketa Community College

#7

Sumner College

Portland, OR

Sumner College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. Located in the large city of Portland, Sumner College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 61% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 39% are male.

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#8

Umpqua Community College

Roseburg, OR

Umpqua Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the rural area of Roseburg, Umpqua Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 74% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at Umpqua Community College Report

American College of Healthcare Sciences ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular 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.

Women make up 96% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#10

Rogue Community College

Grants Pass, OR

With a ranking of #10, Rogue Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Rogue Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Grants Pass.

About 72% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 28% are male.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 20 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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