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Oregon Health & Science University

Oregon Heath and Science University, also known as OHSU, is located in Portland, Oregon, United States. It was established in the year 1887 as the University of Oregon Medical School. The university also has a smaller campus in Hillsboro. OHSU offers degrees in areas such as orthodontics, diagnostic radiology, and dermatology through the following schools:

  • School of Dentistry
  • School of Medicine
  • School of Nursing
  • School of Pharmacy
  • School of Science and Engineering

There are many student clubs and organizations available on the main campus. Some of them are the Club Pedo, Christian Medical and Dental Association (CMDA), American Medical Students Association, Delta Sigma Delta, and Global Health Alliance.

Campus Location

3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd
Portland, OR 97239-3098
USA
Main Tel: (503) 494-7800
Web Site

The campus is in a large city.

Oregon Health & Science University Highlights

Where Oregon Health & Science University stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • Many students concentrating in medicine, science, and nursing and emergency medicine.
  • High faculty salary.
  • Good faculty-to-student ratio.
  • Many mature (40+ year old) students.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.

Other important characteristics:

  • Faculty tenure system
  • On-campus hospital
  • Library on-campus
  • Distance learning available
  • Part-time classes available

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor2532
Master19024
First-professional degree1852
Postbaccalaureate certificate626
Doctorale4112
Post-master's certificate105
First-professional certificate103

Students

The student enrollment at Oregon Health & Science University was 2,455 in 2007 (1,896 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 23% of enrolled students, graduate students are 49%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 28%.

Tuition and Other Costs

Financial Aid: Oregon Health & Science University participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  115
Without tenure; working toward tenure  36
Without tenure; tenure not available  1,390

Housing and Meals

On-campus housing is not available.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (27 awarded)

  • Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (26 awarded)

  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Software Engineering

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (4 awarded)

  • Environmental Science

ENGINEERING (14 awarded)

  • Biomedical/Medical Engineering
  • Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (10 awarded)

  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (44 awarded)

  • Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
  • Physician Assistant

MEDICINE (253 awarded)

  • Dentistry (DDS, DMD)
  • Endodontics/Endodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Medicine (MD)
  • Neuroscience
  • Orthodontics/Orthodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)
  • Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics (Cert, MS, PhD)
  • Periodontics/Periodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)
  • Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (290 awarded)

  • Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
  • Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery
  • Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)
  • Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
  • Nursing
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  • Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing
  • Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (26 awarded)

  • Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist
  • Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)

SCIENCE (57 awarded)

  • Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biomedical Sciences
  • Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
  • Microbiology
  • Molecular Genetics

Selected Careers of Interest

(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at Oregon Health & Science University with government-defined occupation categories.)

Click occupations below for career details, including job description, studies, degree requirements, how to evaluate schools, and more.

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