2023 Most Popular Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Oregon
A healthcare student has 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 and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Oregon to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Oregon
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Our analysis found Pacific University to be the most popular school for healthcare students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Oregon. Pacific is located in Forest Grove, Oregon and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 293 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 70% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Pacific. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 71% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Oregon Health & Science University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular healthcare schools in Oregon. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 271 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 56% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at OHSU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 18% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 10 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Western States landed the # 3 spot on the list. Western States Chiropractic College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Portland, Oregon. It awarded 160 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 45% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Western States Chiropractic College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 68% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Oregon State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. This large public school is located in Corvallis, Oregon, and it awarded 101 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Oregon State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 43% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Out of the 10 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, National University of Natural Medicine landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in Portland, Oregon, the very small private not-for-profit school handed out 70 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 86% were women.
Since the graduate programs at NUNM are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
George Fox University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in Newberg, Oregon, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 44 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at GFU. In 2019-2020 about 78% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Oregon College of Oriental Medicine came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Around 80% of those degree recipients were women.
University of Portland came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
University of Portland is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
University of Oregon landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree healthcare programs. UO is a public institution located in Eugene, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UO does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 9% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Portland State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Portland State University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 20% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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