2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in Oregon
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Allied Health Professions School for You
Allied Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Oregon. With 615 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in Oregon ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in Oregon to see which ones offered the best value programs for allied health students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Oregon Coast Community College the best value school in Oregon for allied health professions students. Oregon Coast Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Newport.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Oregon Coast Community College are $5,148 a year.
Oregon Coast Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Allied Health Professions Schools in Oregon list.
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The excellent programs at Portland Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in Oregon. Portland Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Portland.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Portland Community College are $4,810 per year. On average, allied health graduates from Portland Community College take out $22,625 in student loans while working on their degree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Umpqua Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in Oregon list. Located in the rural area of Roseburg, Umpqua Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Umpqua Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,282 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 20 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Chemeketa Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Chemeketa Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Salem.
Chemeketa Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,850 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at Chemeketa Community College take out is $19,005.
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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.
COCC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,111 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Mt. Hood Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value allied health professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Gresham, MHCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
MHCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,013 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, allied health graduates from MHCC carry an average student debtload of $21,017.
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Rogue Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in Oregon ranking. Rogue Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Grants Pass.
Rogue Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,184 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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University of Western States came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in Oregon ranking. Western States Chiropractic College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Portland.
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Lane Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in Oregon ranking. Located in the rural area of Eugene, Lane Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Lane Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,333 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Clackamas Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Oregon City, Clackamas Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Clackamas Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,625 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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California | 4,117 |
Washington | 711 |
Nevada | 313 |
Hawaii | 49 |
Alaska | 38 |
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Other Related Allied Health Programs
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Majors Related to Allied Health
Allied Health Professions is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Allied Health Concentrations
Majors Similar to Allied Health
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Nursing | 322,592 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Public Health | 40,596 |
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.