2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Nursing 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.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Oregon to determine which ones were the most popular for nursing students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 49 doctor's degrees in nursing to qualified students.

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More Ways to Rank Nursing Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for nursing.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Nursing in Oregon

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for nursing students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Nursing Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR

41 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In OR

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Oregon Health & Science University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in nursing. Located in the large city of Portland, OHSU is a public university with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in nursing in Oregon. More information about a doctorate in nursing from Oregon Health & Science University

2

University of Portland
Portland, OR

8 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In OR

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Portland if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in nursing. University of Portland is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Portland. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in nursing in Oregon. More information about a doctorate in nursing from University of Portland

 

Best Nursing Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	178	289
Washington	115	247
Nevada	58	61
Hawaii	53	39
Alaska	20	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Nursing

One of 30 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Nursing Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing Practice	36
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	7
Registered Nursing	6

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	190
Chiropractic	163
Medicine	151
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	122
Optometry	91
Alternative Medicine & Systems	80
Dentistry	70
Communication Sciences	24
Public Health	21
Mental & Social Health Services	1

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.