2025 Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Oregon

Health Professions is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #1 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Oregon to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of health professions. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,036 doctor's degrees in health professions during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Health Professions School for Your Doctor's Degree

The health professions doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on health professions students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of health professions students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for health professions to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized health professions related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for health professions students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Oregon list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Health Professions in Oregon

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for health professions students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Oregon Schools for a Doctorate in Health Professions

1

Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

93 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in health professions has to take a look at Oregon State University. Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Oregon State University

2

Pacific University
Forest Grove, OR

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

325 Annual Graduates

Pacific University is a good option for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in health professions. Pacific is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Forest Grove.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Pacific University

3

Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

321 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in health professions needs to check out Oregon Health & Science University. Located in the large city of Portland, OHSU is a public university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Oregon Health & Science University

4

George Fox University
Newberg, OR

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

60 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in health professions has to check out George Fox University. GFU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the fringe town of Newberg.More information about a doctorate in health professions from George Fox University

Best Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Health Professions Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	30	7,741
Washington	27	1,469
Nevada	25	798
Hawaii	23	165
Alaska	10	3

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Health Professions Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Medicine	166
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	155
Chiropractic	154
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	136
Optometry	91
Nursing	91
Dentistry	74
Alternative Medicine & Systems	69
Health Sciences & Services	38
Communication Sciences	27

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.