Health Professions at Southern Oregon University

If you plan to study health professions, take a look at what Southern Oregon University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Southern Oregon University is located in Ashland, Oregon and approximately 5,140 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 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.

Southern Oregon University Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Southern Oregon University Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at Southern Oregon University

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

Southern Oregon University Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 health professions majors earned their master's degree from Southern Oregon University. Of these graduates, 22% were men and 78% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Southern Oregon University, 89% 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 Southern Oregon University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southern Oregon University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mental & Social Health Services	18

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 Southern Oregon 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
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