2025 Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Oregon

Allied Health Professions is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #18 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Oregon to determine which ones were the best for allied health professions students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 145 master's degrees in allied health professions during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Allied Health Professions School for Your Master's Degree

The allied health master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to allied health professions students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other allied health professions students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• 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 allied health professions to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized allied health professions related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for allied health professions students working on their master'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 Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Oregon ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Allied Health Professions in Oregon

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for allied health professions students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Oregon Schools for a Master's in Allied Health

1

Pacific University
Forest Grove, OR

73 Annual Graduates

$117,165 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Pacific University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in allied health professions. Located in the suburb of Forest Grove, Pacific is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the allied health program report average early career earnings of $117,165.

More information about a master’s in allied health professions from Pacific University

2

Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR

40 Annual Graduates

$126,202 Median Starting Salary

Oregon Health & Science University is a good decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in allied health professions. OHSU is a small public university located in the city of Portland.

Master's recipients from the allied health professions degree program at Oregon Health & Science University earn $4,519 above the standard college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

More information about a master’s in allied health professions from Oregon Health & Science University

3

George Fox University
Newberg, OR

19 Annual Graduates

George Fox University is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in allied health professions. Located in the town of Newberg, GFU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in allied health professions from George Fox University

4

Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR

13 Annual Graduates

Oregon State University is a wonderful option for students interested in a master's degree in allied health professions. Oregon State is a very large public university located in the small city of Corvallis.More information about a master’s in allied health professions from Oregon State University

Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	253	659
Washington	183	139
Nevada	105	92
Hawaii	85	8

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Rankings in Majors Related to Allied Health

Allied Health Professions is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Allied Health Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Physician Assistant	118
Athletic Training	27

Most Popular Majors Related to Allied Health

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Public Health	262
Mental & Social Health Services	258
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	184
Communication Sciences	111
Health & Medical Administrative Services	107
Alternative Medicine & Systems	87
Health Sciences & Services	86
Other Health Professions	43
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	31
Medical Science	20

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.