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.
Top 15% Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Seattle Central College to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Seattle Central is a small public school located in the large city of Seattle.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Seattle Central are $4,670 a year.
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Out of the 146 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, United States University landed the # 2 spot on the list. USU is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USU are $5,700 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wenatchee Valley College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Spokane Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Spokane Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Spokane.
Spokane Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,135 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Highline College is a great value for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Des Moines, Highline is a public college 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 ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Yakima, YVC is a public college 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 came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. LWTech is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kirkland.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LWTech are $10,146 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, LWTech 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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Foothill College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Foothill College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Los Altos Hills.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Foothill College are $10,790 per year.
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Touro University Nevada ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Touro University Nevada is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Henderson.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Touro University Nevada are $10,050 a year.
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Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the distant 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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With a ranking of #11, Warner Pacific College Adult Degree Program did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Warner Pacific College ADP is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Warner Pacific College ADP are $12,480 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Warner Pacific College ADP is 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 landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Pasco, CBC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CBC are $7,735 per year.
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With a ranking of #13, University of Phoenix - California did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. 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 came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. BC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Bellevue.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BC are $9,594 per year.
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National University came in at #16 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 large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at National University are $13,320 a year.
National University 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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Clark College landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Clark College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Vancouver.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Clark College are $10,133 a year.
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Modesto Junior 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 #18 on the list. MJC is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Modesto.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MJC are $8,550 a year.
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Tacoma Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. 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 came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Shasta College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Redding.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Shasta College are $7,909 per year.
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Santa Ana College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. SAC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Santa Ana.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SAC are $7,684 a 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
Explore the best health professions schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| 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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