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2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Oregon

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$19,652 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$81,655 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, health professions was ranked 2nd in Oregon. In fact, 2,459 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Oregon to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Oregon to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for health professions students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health professions majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Health Professions

Our analysis found University of Western States to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Oregon. Western States Chiropractic College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Western States Chiropractic College are $9,816 per year.

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#2

George Fox University

Newberg, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Fox University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. GFU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Newberg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at GFU are $14,293 a year.

GFU also took the #4 spot in our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon rankings.

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#3

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

Oregon State graduate students pay an average of $15,569 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Oregon State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list.

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#4

University of Portland

Portland, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Portland. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Located in the city of Portland, University of Portland is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Portland are $23,868 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Portland is ranked #2 for overall quality for health professions in Oregon.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Oregon Health & Science University is a great value for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. OHSU is a small public school located in the city of Portland.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at OHSU are $28,460 per year.

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#6

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

University of Oregon came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. Located in the midsize city of Eugene, UO is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UO are $18,120 per year.

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Portland State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Portland State University are $16,518 per year.

Portland State University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list.

Full Health Professions at Portland State University Report

#8

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR

Pacific University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. Located in the suburb of Forest Grove, Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Pacific graduate students pay an average of $36,169 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Pacific also made our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list, coming in at #1.

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National University of Natural Medicine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Portland, NUNM is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NUNM are $18,271 per year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 19,343
Washington 3,012
Nevada 1,292
Hawaii 261
Alaska 67

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952
Mental & Social Health Services 16,815
Allied Health Professions 12,950
Communication Sciences 10,547
Dentistry 6,770
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4,684
Chiropractic 2,658
Alternative Medicine & Systems 2,582
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 2,481
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,762
Medical Illustration & Informatics 1,747
Health Sciences & Services 1,746
Other Health Professions 1,261
Health/Medical Prep Programs 1,122
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 954
Medical Science 909
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 462
Dental Support Services 122
Alternative Medical Support Services 80
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 55
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 37
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 11
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 4

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • 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.

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