Health Professions at Oregon Health & Science University

If you are interested in studying health professions, you may want to check out the program at Oregon Health & Science University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

OHSU is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 3,035. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 261 students received their master's degree in health professions.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

OHSU Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health Professions
• Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at OHSU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? OHSU offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

OHSU Health Professions Rankings

There were 271 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #105 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at OHSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Oregon Health & Science University.

OHSU Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 261 students who graduated with a master’s in health professions from OHSU in 2021, 28% were men and 72% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in health professions each year. OHSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from OHSU, 64% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Oregon Health & Science University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	29
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	166
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	32

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Oregon Health & Science University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medicine	158
Public Health	78
Health & Medical Administrative Services	77
Dentistry	75
Nursing	60
Medical Science	52
Allied Health Professions	44
Medical Illustration & Informatics	18
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	15
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	10
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	8

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for OR, the home state for Oregon Health & Science University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Registered Nurses	36,020	$91,080
Personal Care Aides	31,510	$26,980
Software Applications Developers	15,610	$101,940
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	14,310	$57,600
Medical Secretaries	13,580	$40,000

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By M.O. Stevens under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.