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2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

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

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate School for You

With 5,947 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health sciences and services is the #22 most popular major in California.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 California ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in California to see which undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular 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.

Check out the health science undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our analysis found Pacific College of Health and Science to be the most popular school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in California. Pacific College San Diego is a small private for-profit school located in the 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 medium-sized city of Pasadena, Pasadena City College is a public school with a fairly 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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#3

Bakersfield College

Bakersfield, CA

A rank of #3 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 fairly large public school located in the city of Bakersfield.

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#4

West Los Angeles College

Culver City, CA

Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, West Los Angeles College landed the # 4 spot on the list. West LA College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Culver City.

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#4

MiraCosta College

Oceanside, CA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at MiraCosta College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health sciences and services schools in California. Located in the suburb of Oceanside, MiraCosta College is a public school with a large student population.

Full Health Sciences & Services at MiraCosta College Report

Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 5 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.

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