2023 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 977,800 health professions students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
The Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 146 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for health professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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Our 2023 rankings named Seattle Central College the best value school in the Far Western US Region for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Seattle Central is a small public school located in the large city of Seattle.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Seattle Central are $4,670 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend United States University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USU is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USU are $5,700 a year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wenatchee Valley College is a great value for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Wenatchee, WVC is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WVC are $4,734 a year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Spokane Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in the Far Western US Region . Spokane Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Spokane.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Spokane Community College are $5,135 a year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Highline College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of Des Moines, Highline is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Highline are $4,813 a year.
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Yakima Valley College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Yakima, YVC is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at YVC are $5,352 per year.
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Lake Washington Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. LWTech is a small public school located in the suburb of Kirkland.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LWTech are $10,146 per year.
LWTech also claimed a spot on our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Foothill College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Foothill College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Los Altos Hills.
Foothill College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,790 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #9, Touro University Nevada did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Touro University Nevada is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Henderson.
Touro University Nevada undergraduate students pay an average of $10,050 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #10, Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of McMinnville, Linfield OCE is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Linfield OCE are $14,040 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Linfield OCE also did well on our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Warner Pacific College Adult Degree Program ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Warner Pacific College ADP is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.
Warner Pacific College ADP undergraduate students pay an average of $12,480 in tuition and fees each year.
Warner Pacific College ADP excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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Columbia Basin College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Pasco, CBC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
CBC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,735 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Phoenix - California ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UOPX - California is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Costa Mesa.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UOPX - California are $9,552 per year.
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Bellevue College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. BC is a large public school located in the city of Bellevue.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BC are $9,594 a year.
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With a ranking of #16, National University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at National University are $13,320 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, National University also is in the top 20% of our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
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Clark College 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 #17 on the list. Clark College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Vancouver.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clark College are $10,133 per year.
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With a ranking of #18, Modesto Junior College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. MJC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Modesto.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MJC are $8,550 per year.
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Tacoma Community College landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Tacoma Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Tacoma Community College are $10,391 a year.
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Shasta College ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Shasta College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Redding.
Shasta College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,909 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #21, Santa Ana College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. SAC is a very large public school located in the city of Santa Ana.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SAC are $7,684 per year.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | California State University - Monterey Bay | Seaside, CA |
| 23 | Brandman University | Irvine, CA |
| 24 | Sonoma State University | Rohnert Park, CA |
| 25 | University of Phoenix - Hawaii | Honolulu, HI |
| 26 | San Diego Mesa College | San Diego, CA |
| 27 | West Coast University - Orange County | Anaheim, CA |
| 28 | Chamberlain University - Nevada | Las Vegas, NV |
| 29 | Touro University Worldwide | Los Alamitos, CA |
Best Health Professions Colleges by State
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 54,872 |
| Washington | 10,021 |
| Oregon | 5,865 |
| Hawaii | 1,126 |
| Nevada | 4,207 |
| Alaska | 578 |
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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.
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