Oregon·Management Occupations·SOC 11-9111

Best Medical programs in Oregon, ranked by enrollment

Plan, direct, or coordinate medical and health services in hospitals, clinics, managed care organizations, public health agencies, or similar.

16 schools in Oregon run programs that feed this job, graduating 565 people a year. The job pays a median of $141,690 in Oregon across about 5,550 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledNursing DirectorClinical DirectorHealth Information Manager (HIM Manager)Health Information Management Director (HIM Director)Nurse ManagerHealth ManagerClinic DirectorHealth Director
Graduates / yr
565
in Oregon
Median pay · Oregon
$141,690
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
5,550
people employed
Schools
16
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
58%
across those schools
Median net price
$26,564
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Oregon that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

11 programs in Oregon that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Oregon (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Oregon page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 51.2201In Oregon
214
37.9%
5$36,762$25,076
2
CIP 51.2001In Oregon
107
18.9%
2$48,728$23,761
3
CIP 51.0701In Oregon
103
18.2%
8$30,774$17,375
4
CIP 51.2208In Oregon
58
10.3%
3$36,762$25,076
5
CIP 52.0206In Oregon
41
7.3%
5$43,506$25,000
6
CIP 51.2211In Oregon
27
4.8%
1$36,762$25,076
7
CIP 51.3818In Oregon
7
1.2%
1$71,623$25,750
8
CIP 52.0210In Oregon
3
0.5%
1$43,506$25,000
9
CIP 51.0706In Oregon
2
0.4%
1$30,774$17,375
10
CIP 51.2210In Oregon
2
0.4%
1$36,762$25,076
11
CIP 51.0719In Oregon
1
0.2%
1$30,774$17,375

Top 16 schools in Oregon

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 4 of the 16 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR Public · 3 feeder programs
234Public Health, General$40,68270%77%
2Portland State University
Portland, OR Public · 5 feeder programs
92Community Health and Preventive Medicine$36,76253%91%
3Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR Public · 4 feeder programs
86Health/Health Care Administration/Management
4Pacific University
Forest Grove, OR Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs
61Pharmacy67%$30,57190%
5George Fox University
Newberg, OR Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
20Health/Health Care Administration/Management72%$26,56494%
6University of Oregon
Eugene, OR Public · 1 feeder programs
20Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management72%88%
7Willamette University
Salem, OR Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
14Public Health, General71%$20,34577%
8University of Portland
Portland, OR Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
11Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management80%$33,82289%
9Southern Oregon University
Ashland, OR Public · 1 feeder programs
8Health/Health Care Administration/Management43%89%
10Oregon Institute of Technology
Klamath Falls, OR Public · 2 feeder programs
5Health/Health Care Administration/Management54%95%
11Bushnell University
Eugene, OR Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
3Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management56%$22,14367%
12Eastern Oregon University
La Grande, OR Public · 1 feeder programs
3Health/Health Care Administration/Management43%98%
13National University of Natural Medicine
Portland, OR Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
3International Public Health/International Health
14Warner Pacific University
Portland, OR Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
2Health/Health Care Administration/Management$56,03149%$19,34371%
15Warner Pacific University Professional and Graduate Studies
Portland, OR Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
2Health/Health Care Administration/Management$56,03159%
16Central Oregon Community College
Bend, OR Public · 1 feeder programs
1Community Health and Preventive Medicine25%

All 16 schools in Oregon

Every school in Oregon with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Oregon that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Oregon State UniversityCorvallisPublic2343
Portland State UniversityPortlandPublic925
Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandPublic864
Pacific UniversityForest GrovePrivate not-for-profit613
George Fox UniversityNewbergPrivate not-for-profit201
University of OregonEugenePublic201
Willamette UniversitySalemPrivate not-for-profit141
University of PortlandPortlandPrivate not-for-profit111
Southern Oregon UniversityAshlandPublic81
Oregon Institute of TechnologyKlamath FallsPublic52
Bushnell UniversityEugenePrivate not-for-profit31
Eastern Oregon UniversityLa GrandePublic31
National University of Natural MedicinePortlandPrivate not-for-profit32
Warner Pacific UniversityPortlandPrivate not-for-profit21
Warner Pacific University Professional and Graduate StudiesPortlandPrivate not-for-profit21

What medical and health services managers earn in Oregon

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Oregon
$141,690
Mean annual
$167,090
Jobs in state
5,550
What the range looks like
10th pct$92,640Median$141,69090th pct$295,630
Versus the national median
+14.4%

U.S. median $123,860. Oregon pays above the national figure.

Job concentration
0.73×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in Oregon

Corvallis, OR
$147,620median
120 jobs
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
$151,260median
3,210 jobs
Medford, OR
$151,250median
290 jobs
Grants Pass, OR
$130,400median
100 jobs
Albany, OR
$140,410median
70 jobs
Eugene-Springfield, OR
$141,880median
450 jobs
Salem, OR
$137,400median
660 jobs
Bend, OR
$129,890median
290 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+23.2%
Much faster than average
Openings per year
62,100
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
142,900
616,200 → 759,100
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Medical and Health Services Managers page.

How to become a Medical

Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree
Work experience needed
Less than 5 years

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Top skills

Critical ThinkingSpeakingWritingActive ListeningMonitoringReading Comprehension

The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Oregon

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 25 majors mapped to Medical and Health Services Managers24 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 01.8201Veterinary Administrative Services, General
  • 01.8202Veterinary Office Management/Administration
  • 26.0509Infectious Disease and Global Health
  • 44.0503Health Policy Analysis
  • 51.0701Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • 51.0702Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management
  • 51.0704Health Unit Manager/Ward Supervisor
  • 51.0706Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
  • 51.0718Long Term Care Administration/Management
  • 51.0719Clinical Research Coordinator
  • 51.0720Regulatory Science/Affairs
  • 51.0721Disease Registry Data Management
  • 51.0722Healthcare Innovation
  • 51.2001Pharmacy
  • 51.2002Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs
  • 51.2007Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics
  • 51.2008Clinical, Hospital, and Managed Care Pharmacy
  • 51.2011Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management
  • 51.2201Public Health, General
  • 51.2208Community Health and Preventive Medicine
  • 51.2210International Public Health/International Health
  • 51.2211Health Services Administration
  • 51.2213Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality
  • 51.2214Public Health Genetics(no graduates reported)
  • 51.2299Public Health, Other

Common questions

Answers for people weighing medical and health services managers programs in Oregon.

What degree do you need to become a Medical?+

Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Public Health, General, which awarded 214 degrees in Oregon in 2024-25, 37.9% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Medical?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 11 programs to this occupation. The largest are Public Health, Pharmacy, Health and Medical Administrative Services, Business Administration, plus 1 more. Together they graduate about 565 people a year in Oregon.

How much do medical and health services managers earn in Oregon?+

The median is $141,690 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 14.4% above the U.S. median of $123,860. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for medical and health services managers growing?+

BLS projects a +23.2% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, much faster than average, with roughly 62,100 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Oregon?+

16 institutions in Oregon reported graduates from at least one of the 11 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do medical and health services managers work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Nursing Director, Clinical Director, Health Information Manager (HIM Manager), Health Information Management Director (HIM Director) among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 11-9111.

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About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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