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Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon

2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon

10 Colleges
$89,269 Avg Salary
$23,211 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate 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 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate 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 10 schools in Oregon to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named American College of Healthcare Sciences the most popular school in Oregon for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. American College of Healthcare Sciences is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Portland.

Of the 67 students majoring in health professions at American College of Healthcare Sciences, 4% are male and 96% are female.

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Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Our analysis found Oregon State University to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Oregon. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

Of the 67 students majoring in health professions at Oregon State, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Oregon Health & Science University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Oregon. OHSU is a small public school located in the large city of Portland.

Women make up 62% of the health professions majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Portland State University is a great place for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in health professions at Portland State University, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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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 # 5 spot on the list. Western States Chiropractic College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Portland.

Of the 9 students majoring in health professions at Western States Chiropractic College, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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George Fox University

Newberg, OR

George Fox University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health professions programs. GFU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Newberg.

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Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR

Pacific University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list. Located in the large suburb of Forest Grove, Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Western Oregon University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon ranking. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the fringe town of Monmouth.

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Western Seminary

Portland, OR

Western Seminary ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list. Western Seminary-San Jose is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.

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Lewis & Clark College

Portland, OR

Lewis & Clark College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon ranking. Lewis and Clark College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.

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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 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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