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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in California

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$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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in California to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Allied Health Professions program at each school on the list.

Check out the allied health master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our analysis found Western University of Health Sciences to be the most popular school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Western University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 68% of the allied health majors at the school.

Full Allied Health Professions at Western University of Health Sciences Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 59 students majoring in allied health at USC, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at University of Southern California

#3

Chapman University

Orange, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Chapman University is a great place for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 50 students majoring in allied health at Chapman, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of the Pacific is a great place for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 49 students majoring in allied health at Pacific, 24% are male and 76% are female.

Full Allied Health Professions at University of the Pacific Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at California Baptist University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in California. Cal Baptist is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverside.

Women make up 70% of the allied health majors at the school.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at California Baptist University

Southern California University of Health Sciences ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in California list. SCU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Whittier.

Women make up 61% of the allied health majors at the school.

Full Allied Health Professions at Southern California University of Health Sciences Report

#7

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Loma Linda.

About 49% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 51% are male.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Loma Linda University

Touro University California came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. TUC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Vallejo.

Of the 44 students majoring in allied health at TUC, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, Samuel Merritt University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Oakland, Samuel Merritt University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 42 students majoring in allied health at Samuel Merritt University, 26% are male and 74% are female.

Full Allied Health Professions at Samuel Merritt University Report

Marshall B Ketchum University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. MBKU is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.

Women make up 57% of the allied health majors at the school.

Full Allied Health Professions at Marshall B Ketchum University Report

Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 19 schools only.

  • 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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