2023 Best Public Health Schools in Oregon
Finding the Best Public Health School for You
In 2020-2021, public health students earned 596 degrees and certificates from an Oregon school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.
With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Public Health Schools in Oregon to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Oregon to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students.
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2023 Best Public Health Schools in Oregon
Check out the public health programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top Oregon Schools in Public Health
Our analysis found Oregon Health & Science University to be the best school for public health students who want to pursue a degree in Oregon. OHSU is a small public school located in the city of Portland.
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The excellent programs at Oregon Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Oregon. Located in the remote town of Klamath Falls, OIT is a public school with a small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pacific University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Public Health 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.
Public Health majors at Pacific take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Oregon State University is a great place for public health students. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Corvallis.
While working on their degree, public health majors at Oregon State accumulate an average of around $25,000 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $409, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Out of the 8 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Oregon University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the fringe town of Monmouth.
The average amount in student loans that public health majors at Western Oregon State College take out is $25,000.
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Portland State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Public Health Schools in Oregon list. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a very large student population.
After completing their degree, public health graduates from Portland State University carry an average student debtload of $27,000. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $374, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Linn-Benton Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Schools in Oregon ranking. LBCC is a small public school located in the city of Albany.
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National University of Natural Medicine landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public health programs. Located in the city of Portland, NUNM is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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California | 5,024 |
Washington | 621 |
Nevada | 119 |
Hawaii | 104 |
Alaska | 107 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Public Health
Public Health is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Public Health Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Public Health | 22,778 |
Public Health Education and Promotion | 4,563 |
Other Public Health | 3,432 |
Health Services Administration | 3,119 |
Community Health and Preventive Medicine | 2,272 |
International Public Health/International Health | 1,599 |
Environmental Health | 1,344 |
Behavioral Aspects of Health | 814 |
Health/Medical Physics | 258 |
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene | 211 |
Maternal and Child Health | 163 |
Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality | 43 |
Most Popular Related Majors
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 |
Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr.
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