Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon · Also known as OHSU| Oregon Health and Sciences University · Website
$101,028
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$101,028
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Oregon Health & Science University is a public 4-year college in Portland, Oregon with 836 undergraduates and 2,106 graduate students. Former students earn a median $101,028 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $16,625 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
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A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
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Admission rate
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Completion rate
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Median debt
$16,625
About $176 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$101,028
Rank 50 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Students with a need-based grant
- 29%
- Students with federal loans
- 56%
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission and students
- Undergraduates
- 836
- Graduate students
- 2,106
- Part-time students
- 52%
- Women
- 82%
- Students per teacher
- 5
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 50
- Endowment
- $1.3B
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 50 of 5,094 US colleges and 1 of 59 in Oregon (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | OR median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $16,940 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $11,997 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 88% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 56% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 76% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $16,625 | $13,667 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $99,818 | $35,390 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $101,028 | $39,477 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 87% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 95% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
50 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 364 | $16,625 | $92,371 | $104,592 | $88,910 |
| MedicineProfessional | Professional | 166 | $236,822 | $68,220 | $112,813 | $112,460 |
| Public HealthMaster's | Master's | 87 | $47,671 | $61,670 | $100,687 | $82,751 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's | Master's | 85 | $51,343 | $97,120 | $128,912 | $89,981 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingProfessional | Professional | 77 | $67,193 | $128,215 | $152,722 | $133,099 |
| DentistryProfessional | Professional | 74 | $312,308 | $151,772 | $176,188 | $170,812 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 40 | $129,675 | $126,202 | $134,001 | $127,347 |
| Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical StudiesMaster's | Master's | 20 | Withheld | $332,843 | Withheld | $198,417 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and HumanitiesMaster's | Master's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $100,487 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | $77,291 | $65,965 |
| Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical StudiesGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $195,803 |
| Medical Illustration and InformaticsOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Medical Illustration and InformaticsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $101,441 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational BiologyMaster's | Master's | 10 | Withheld | $93,583 | $95,840 | $110,121 |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral SciencesGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $207,164 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesDoctoral | Doctoral | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $96,176 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $70,786 |
| Biomedical/Medical EngineeringDoctoral | Doctoral | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $131,848 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $66,523 |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral SciencesMaster's | Master's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $235,700 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesDoctoral | Doctoral | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $93,640 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational BiologyDoctoral | Doctoral | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $153,586 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesDoctoral | Doctoral | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $99,578 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingDoctoral | Doctoral | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $138,131 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasDoctoral | Doctoral | 1 | - | - | Withheld | - |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much do Oregon Health & Science University graduates earn?
$101,028 a year is the median pay of former Oregon Health & Science University students who work, 10 years after they started ($99,818 after 6 years). That ranks 50 of 5,094 US colleges and 1 of 59 in Oregon. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies (Master's) at $332,843.
How much student debt do Oregon Health & Science University graduates have?
$16,625 is the median federal student loan debt of Oregon Health & Science University graduates, about $176 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 56% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What are the most popular majors at Oregon Health & Science University?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (364 bachelor's graduates), Medicine (166 professional graduates), Public Health (87 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 50 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.