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2023 Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

45 Colleges
$39,132 Avg Salary
$14,823 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 45 schools in California to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for allied health majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts the best school in California for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Mateo.

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#2

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Loma Linda University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in California. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Loma Linda.

The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at Loma Linda University take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $22,855.

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#3

West Coast Ultrasound Institute

Beverly Hills, CA

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at West Coast Ultrasound Institute helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in California. Located in the city of Beverly Hills, West Coast Ultrasound Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Butte College

Oroville, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Butte College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the rural area of Oroville, Butte College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Merced College

Merced, CA

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Merced College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in California. Located in the city of Merced, Merced Community College District is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, allied health graduates from Merced Community College District carry an average student debtload of $9,881.

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#6

Victor Valley College

Victorville, CA

Victor Valley College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate allied health professions programs. Victor Valley College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Victorville.

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#7

Ventura College

Ventura, CA

Ventura College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Ventura College is a large public school located in the city of Ventura.

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#8

Foothill College

Los Altos Hills, CA

Foothill College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Foothill College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Los Altos Hills.

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#9

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, CA

Santa Rosa Junior College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of Santa Rosa, SRJC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Allied Health majors at SRJC take out an average of $17,055 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#10

Palomar College

San Marcos, CA

Palomar College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Palomar College is a large public 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 25 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.

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