2023 Best Value Medical Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Medical Science Graduate Certificate School for You
Medical Science is the #248 most popular major in the country with 909 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Medical Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for medical science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Medical Science
Our analysis found Oregon Health & Science University to be the best value school for medical science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . OHSU is a small public school located in the large city of Portland.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at OHSU are $28,460 per year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of California - San Francisco helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value medical science schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of San Francisco, UCSF is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCSF are $28,101 a year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great value for medical science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USC are $61,396 a year.
USC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Medical Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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Request InformationBest Medical Science Colleges by State
Explore the best medical science schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 86 |
| Washington | 7 |
| Oregon | 52 |
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Medical Science Related Majors for Medical Science
Medical Science is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Medical 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 3 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.