Health Professions at Oregon State University

What traits are you looking for in a health professions school? To help you decide if Oregon State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health professions program.

Oregon State is located in Corvallis, Oregon and approximately 32,312 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 104 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.

Oregon State Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Oregon State Health Professions Rankings

There were 101 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #242 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Oregon State

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

Oregon State Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 104 students who earned a master's degree in Health Professions from Oregon State in 2020-2021, 38% were men and 62% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in health professions each year. Oregon State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Oregon State, 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 State University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	67
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at Oregon State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Oregon State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health	99
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	97
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	63
Allied Health Professions	13

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 State 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 Gregkeene under License

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