2024 Best Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in Oregon

Public Health is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #32 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Oregon to determine which ones were the best for public health students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 14 doctor's degrees in public health during the 2020-2021 academic year.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on public health students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of public health students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for public health to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized public health related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for public health students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in Oregon ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Public Health in Oregon

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in public health.

Top Oregon Schools for a Doctorate in Public Health

1

Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR

10 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in public health needs to take a look at Oregon State University. Oregon State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Corvallis.More information about a doctorate in public health from Oregon State University

2

Portland State University
Portland, OR

2 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Portland State University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in public health. Portland State University is a very large public university located in the large city of Portland.More information about a doctorate in public health from Portland State University

2

Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR

2 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Oregon Health & Science University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in public health. OHSU is a small public university located in the large city of Portland.More information about a doctorate in public health from Oregon Health & Science University

Best Public Health Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	180	66
Washington	122	20
Nevada	84	6
Hawaii	53	2

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Public Health Related Rankings by Major

One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Public Health has other similar majors worth exploring.

Public Health Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Public Health	14

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	183
Chiropractic	158
Medicine	158
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	133
Optometry	88
Alternative Medicine & Systems	80
Dentistry	75
Nursing	43
Communication Sciences	26
Mental & Social Health Services	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr. More about our data sources and methodologies.