2025 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Oregon

Nursing is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #5 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 91 doctor's degrees in nursing to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to nursing students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other nursing students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt nursing students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized nursing related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Nursing Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Oregon list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Nursing in Oregon

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in nursing.

Top Oregon Schools for a Doctorate in Nursing

1

University of Portland
Portland, OR

12 Annual Graduates

University of Portland is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in nursing. University of Portland is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Portland.More information about a doctorate in nursing from University of Portland

2

Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR

79 Annual Graduates

Oregon Health & Science University is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in nursing. Located in the large city of Portland, OHSU is a public university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in nursing from Oregon Health & Science University

Best Nursing Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	180	451
Washington	122	315
Nevada	84	79
Hawaii	53	16
Alaska	19	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Nursing

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

Nursing Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	27
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	16
Nurse Anesthetist	13
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery	10
Critical Care Nursing	10
School Nursing	8
Nursing Practice	5
Registered Nursing	2

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Medicine	166
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	155
Chiropractic	154
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	136
Optometry	91
Dentistry	74
Alternative Medicine & Systems	69
Health Sciences & Services	38
Communication Sciences	27
Medical Science	17

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 Aleksahgabrielle. More about our data sources and methodologies.