2023 Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in California
Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 4,117 degrees and certificates were awarded to allied health professions students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #30 most popular major in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 18 schools in California to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in California
The colleges and universities below are the best for allied health majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Western University of Health Sciences the best school in California for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Western University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marshall B Ketchum University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in California list. MBKU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fullerton.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Samuel Merritt University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Oakland, Samuel Merritt University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Touro University California helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in California. TUC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Vallejo.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Loma Linda University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Loma Linda.
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University of Southern California landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree allied health professions programs. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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University of the Pacific came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Dominican University of California landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree allied health professions programs. Located in the small city of San Rafael, DUofC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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California State University - Monterey Bay landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree allied health professions programs. Located in the suburb of Seaside, CSUMB is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree allied health professions programs. USAHS is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the suburb of San Marcos.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Washington | 711 |
Oregon | 615 |
Nevada | 313 |
Hawaii | 49 |
Alaska | 38 |
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Allied Health Professions Related Rankings by Major
One of 30 majors within the area of study, allied health professions has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Allied Health
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Nursing | 322,592 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Public Health | 40,596 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.