Ranked #28 in popularity, public health is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Oregon to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of public health. Combined, these schools handed out 310 bachelor's degrees in public health to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Public Health School for Your Bachelor's Degree
The public health bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality public health program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
Quality Overall Is Important
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
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 bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor'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 public health students as compared to other majors.
Major Demand - The number of public health students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
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 easy is it for public health to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor'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 bachelor's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oregon ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Public Health in Oregon
Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for public health students seeking a a bachelor's degree.
Top Oregon Schools for a Bachelor's in Public Health
Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in public health has to check out Oregon State University. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Bachelor's recipients from the public health major at Oregon State University get $3,834 more than the average college grad in this field shortly after graduation.
Portland State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in public health. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public university with a fairly large student population.
After graduation, public health bachelor's recipients usually make around $36,762 in the first five years of their career.
Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in public health needs to look into Pacific University. Pacific is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Forest Grove.
Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the public health program report average early career income of $30,412.
It's difficult to beat Western Oregon University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in public health. Located in the fringe town of Monmouth, Western Oregon State College is a public university with a small student population.
After graduation, public health bachelor's recipients generally earn about $35,701 in the first five years of their career.
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).