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2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$24,596 Avg Salary
$11,499 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Sciences & Services program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Pacific College of Health and Science the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for health sciences and services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Pacific College San Diego is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

Women make up 91% of the health science majors at the school.

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#2

Pasadena City College

Pasadena, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Pasadena City College is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, Pasadena City College is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in health science at Pasadena City College, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Truckee Meadows Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Truckee Meadows Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Reno.

Of the 6 students majoring in health science at Truckee Meadows Community College, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#4

Bakersfield College

Bakersfield, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bakersfield College is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Bakersfield College is a very large public school located in the large city of Bakersfield.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mt. Hood Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Gresham, MHCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

MiraCosta College

Oceanside, CA

MiraCosta College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Oceanside, MiraCosta College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

West Los Angeles College

Culver City, CA

With a ranking of #6, West Los Angeles College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences and services students working on their undergraduate certificate. West LA College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Culver City.

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Best 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

One of 30 majors within the area of study, health sciences and services has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 7 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.

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