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Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Oregon

2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Oregon

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$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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Oregon to see which doctor's 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.

Check out the health professions doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Oregon.

#1

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR

Our analysis found Pacific University to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Oregon. Located in the suburb of Forest Grove, Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 70% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Out of the 10 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 large city of Portland.

About 56% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 44% are male.

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Out of the 10 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Western States landed the # 3 spot on the list. Western States Chiropractic College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Portland.

Women make up 45% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#4

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

Of the 101 students majoring in health professions at Oregon State, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University of Natural Medicine. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Located in the city of Portland, NUNM is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 86% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#6

George Fox University

Newberg, OR

George Fox University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. GFU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Newberg.

Women make up 50% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Oregon College of Oriental Medicine ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. OCOM is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Portland.

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

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#8

University of Portland

Portland, OR

University of Portland ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular 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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#9

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

University of Oregon came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. Located in the city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the health professions majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #9, Portland State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 10 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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