2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, health sciences and services was ranked #34 in the country. In fact 35,945 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for health science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Health Sciences & Services
Our 2023 rankings named Touro University Worldwide the best value school in the Far Western US Region for health sciences and services students working on their master’s degree. TUW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Los Alamitos.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at TUW are $9,000 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health sciences and services schools in the Far Western US Region . USAHS is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the large suburb of San Marcos.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USAHS are $26,247 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Dominguez Hills. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSUDH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carson.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSUDH are $17,998 per year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of California - Davis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health sciences and services schools in the Far Western US Region . UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Davis are $28,710 per year.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon Institute of Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Klamath Falls, OIT is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at OIT are $24,315 per year.
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California Institute of Integral Studies came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. CIIS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CIIS are $22,188 per year.
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American College of Healthcare Sciences came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. American College of Healthcare Sciences is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Portland.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at American College of Healthcare Sciences are $12,704 per year.
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Touro University California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health sciences and services students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. TUC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Vallejo.
TUC graduate students pay an average of $31,020 in tuition and fees each year.
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Touro University Nevada did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health sciences and services students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Touro University Nevada is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Henderson.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Touro University Nevada are $48,888 a year.
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Request InformationBest Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State
Explore the best health sciences and services colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 5,947 |
| Washington | 394 |
| Oregon | 350 |
| Nevada | 432 |
| Alaska | 1 |
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Health Sciences & Services Related Majors for Health Science
One of 30 majors within the area of study, health sciences and services has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Health Science
| 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 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 9 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.
More about our data sources and methodologies.