2023 Most Popular Healthcare Master'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.
The Most Popular Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in Oregon ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 19 schools in Oregon to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 Master's Degree Schools in Oregon
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Our analysis found Oregon Health & Science University to be the most popular school for healthcare students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Oregon. OHSU is a small public school situated in Portland, Oregon. It awarded 261 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 72% of those degree recipients 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.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Western States helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular healthcare schools in Oregon. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 182 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 77% were women.
Western States Chiropractic College does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. 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.
Out of the 19 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Pacific University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Forest Grove, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 126 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Pacific. During the 2019-2020 year, about 71% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Portland State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 109 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 88% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity 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.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Oregon State University is a great place for healthcare students working on their master’s degree. Oregon State is a public institution located in Corvallis, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 104 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 62% of those degree recipients were women.
Oregon State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 43% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Lewis & Clark College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 103 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 87% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Lewis and Clark College. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 95% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
American College of Healthcare Sciences ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Located in Portland, Oregon, the small private for-profit school awarded 87 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 92% of those degree recipients were women.
Since the graduate programs at American College of Healthcare Sciences are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
With a ranking of #8, National University of Natural Medicine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree. This very small private not-for-profit school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 77 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 92% 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.
With a ranking of #9, University of Oregon did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree. UO is a public institution located in Eugene, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 62 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 92% 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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 9% took at least some of their classes online.
Oregon College of Oriental Medicine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. This very small private not-for-profit school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 58 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 83% were women.
Western Seminary came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. Western Seminary is a very small private not-for-profit school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 41 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 73% of those degree recipients were women.
Western Seminary-San Jose does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 60% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Southern Oregon University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. Southern Oregon University is located in Ashland, Oregon and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 78% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Southern Oregon University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 91% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
George Fox University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Newberg, Oregon, and it awarded 16 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 81% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you 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.
Western Oregon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Western Oregon University is a small public school located in Monmouth, Oregon that handed out 10 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 90% were women.
One thing to take note of is that Western Oregon State College does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 86% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Corban University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Corban is located in Salem, Oregon and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Corban does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 33% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #16, Oregon Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree. OIT is a small public school situated in Klamath Falls, Oregon. It awarded 9 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 89% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at OIT. In fact, around 42% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Bushnell University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. Bushnell University is a very small private not-for-profit school situated in Eugene, Oregon. It awarded 2 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, Bushnell University is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
With a ranking of #18, Linfield University - School of Nursing did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Linfield Nursing. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
University of Portland did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list.
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.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 19 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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