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2023 Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington

30 Colleges
$49,058 Avg Salary
$28,929 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree School for You

Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Washington. With 10,021 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 30 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington

The colleges and universities below are the best for health professions majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Lake Washington Institute of Technology to be the best school for health professions students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Washington. LWTech is a small public school located in the suburb of Kirkland.

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#2

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gonzaga University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the midsize city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Tacoma Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. UW Tacoma is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma.

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#4

Seattle Central College

Seattle, WA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Seattle Central College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Seattle Central is a small public school located in the city of Seattle.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Washington. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Washington - Bothell Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree health professions programs. UW Bothell is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bothell.

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#7

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

With a ranking of #7, Seattle University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Washington State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman.

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Seattle Pacific University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

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#10

Western Washington University

Bellingham, WA

Western Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. WWU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bellingham.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 54,872
Oregon 5,865
Hawaii 1,126
Nevada 4,207
Alaska 578

Health Professions Majors to Study

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
Public Health 40,596
Health Sciences & Services 35,945
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,833
Mental & Social Health Services 29,053
Medicine 28,629
Dental Support Services 26,399
Communication Sciences 22,298
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 20,393
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18,901
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10,751
Health/Medical Prep Programs 9,210
Other Health Professions 7,984
Dentistry 6,770
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6,158
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5,115
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3,564
Chiropractic 2,658
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 2,374
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2,089
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,775
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 960
Medical Science 909
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 294
Alternative Medical Support Services 227
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 68

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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