Public Health at Oregon Institute of Technology

If you plan to study public health, take a look at what Oregon Institute of Technology has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

OIT is located in Klamath Falls, Oregon and approximately 5,323 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 9 public health majors received their bachelor's degree from OIT.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Health section at the bottom of this page.

OIT Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health

OIT Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public health progam at OIT compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public health major at OIT is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Health. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	25
	61
Most Focused Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	205
Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	286
Most Focused Public Health Schools	367
Best Value Public Health Schools	401

Public Health Student Demographics at OIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public health majors at Oregon Institute of Technology.

OIT Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 public health students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from OIT, about 44% were men and 56% were women. The typical public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at OIT since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health at OIT are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Oregon Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

OIT also has a doctoral program available in public health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Public Health

If you plan to be a public health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Oregon Institute of Technology. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Behavioral Aspects of Health	9

Related Majors

• Mental & Social Health Services
• Health Sciences & Services
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Dental Support Services

Careers That Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in public health can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for OR, the home state for Oregon Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Medical and Health Services Managers	4,680	$118,730
Health Specialties Professors	3,660	$145,380
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	1,180	$74,000
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	950	$77,980
Community Health Workers	750	$42,350

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By M.O. Stevens under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.