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2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in Oregon

12 Colleges
$40,924 Avg Salary
$25,800 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Public Health Schools in Oregon to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Oregon to see which programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Health program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing a .

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Our 2023 rankings named Oregon State University the most popular school in Oregon 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.

Read full report on Public Health at Oregon State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in Oregon list. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that public health majors at Portland State University take out is $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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Oregon Health & Science University is a great place for public health students. OHSU is a small public school located in the large city of Portland.

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The excellent programs at Western Oregon University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Oregon. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the fringe town of Monmouth.

Public Health majors at Western Oregon State College take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#5

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pacific University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular 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.

While working on their degree, public health majors at Pacific accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

Full Public Health at Pacific University Report

Linfield University - McMinnville Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in Oregon list. Linfield is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of McMinnville.

Full Public Health at Linfield University - McMinnville Campus Report

Willamette University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in Oregon list. Willamette is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Salem.

Read full report on Public Health at Willamette University

#8

Oregon Institute of Technology

Klamath Falls, OR

Oregon Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public health students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the remote town of Klamath Falls, OIT is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Public Health at Oregon Institute of Technology

National University of Natural Medicine ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in Oregon list. Located in the city of Portland, NUNM is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Public Health at National University of Natural Medicine Report

With a ranking of #10, Linn-Benton Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students. LBCC is a small public school located in the city of Albany.

Full Public Health at Linn-Benton Community College Report

Best Public Health Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
California 5,024
Washington 621
Nevada 119
Hawaii 104
Alaska 107

Public Health is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Public Health Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
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

Related 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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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