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2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$16,227 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$89,269 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Oregon to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health professions majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates 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 graduate certificate 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

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oregon State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list. Oregon State is a very 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 also made our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list, coming in at #1.

Read full report on Health Professions at Oregon State University

#3

George Fox University

Newberg, OR

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means George Fox University is a great value for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. GFU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Newberg.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GFU are $14,293 per year.

GFU also made our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Oregon list, coming in at #3.

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Out of the 6 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon Health & Science University landed the # 4 spot on the list. 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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The excellent graduate certificate programs at American College of Healthcare Sciences helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Oregon. American College of Healthcare Sciences is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Portland.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at American College of Healthcare Sciences are $12,704 a year.

Read full report on Health Professions at American College of Healthcare Sciences

Portland State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the large 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.

Read full report on Health Professions at Portland State University

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 6 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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