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2023 Best Value Health Professions Schools in Oregon

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$24,345 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,177 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions 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.

The Best Value Health Professions Schools in Oregon ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Oregon to see which 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 Schools in Oregon

Check out the health professions programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Western States the best value school in Oregon for health professions students. Western States Chiropractic College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Portland.

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#2

George Fox University

Newberg, OR
$38,520 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means George Fox University is a great value for health professions students. 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 undergraduate at GFU are $38,520 a year.

GFU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Health Professions Schools in Oregon list.

Read full report on Health Professions at George Fox University

#3

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR
$12,188 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Oregon State University is a great value for health professions students. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Oregon State are $12,188 a year.

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

Full Health Professions at Oregon State University Report

#4

Bushnell University

Eugene, OR
$32,320 Average Tuition & Fees

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bushnell University are $32,320 a year.

Read full report on Health Professions at Bushnell University

#5

Oregon Institute of Technology

Klamath Falls, OR
$11,732 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Schools in Oregon list. Located in the town of Klamath Falls, OIT is a public college with a small student population.

OIT undergraduate students pay an average of $11,732 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Health Professions at Oregon Institute of Technology Report

#6

Lewis & Clark College

Portland, OR
$57,404 Average Tuition & Fees

Lewis & Clark College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value health professions programs. Lewis and Clark College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.

Lewis and Clark College undergraduate students pay an average of $57,404 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Lewis and Clark College also took the #4 spot in our Best Health Professions Schools in Oregon rankings.

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#7

University of Portland

Portland, OR
$49,864 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Portland did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health professions students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Portland, University of Portland is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Portland are $49,864 a year.

University of Portland also took the #2 spot in our Best Health Professions Schools in Oregon rankings.

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$21,998 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Oregon Health & Science University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students. OHSU is a small public school located in the large city of Portland.

OHSU undergraduate students pay an average of $21,998 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Health Professions at Oregon Health & Science University

$9,357 Average Tuition & Fees

Southern Oregon University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools in Oregon list. Located in the suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Southern Oregon University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,357 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Health Professions at Southern Oregon University

#9

Western Seminary

Portland, OR

Western Seminary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health professions students. It came in at #9 on the list. Western Seminary-San Jose is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Professions Colleges 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 16 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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