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2023 Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in California

18 Colleges
$95,097 Avg Salary

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 analysis found Western University of Health Sciences to be the best school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. 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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Out of the 18 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Marshall B Ketchum University landed the # 2 spot on the list. MBKU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fullerton.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Samuel Merritt University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in California. Located in the large city of Oakland, Samuel Merritt University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Touro University California is a great place for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. TUC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Vallejo.

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#5

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Out of the 18 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Loma Linda University landed the # 5 spot on the 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 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 ranked #7 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Dominican University of California ranked #8 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the 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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Seaside, CSUMB is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences ranked #10 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in California list. USAHS is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the suburb of San Marcos.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 711
Oregon 615
Nevada 313
Hawaii 49
Alaska 38

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
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).

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