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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2023 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Check out the health professions bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 15% Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools
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.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Seattle Central are $4,670 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend United States University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 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 city of San Diego.
USU undergraduate students pay an average of $5,700 in tuition and fees each year.
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 school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WVC are $4,734 a year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Spokane Community College is a great value for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Spokane Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Spokane.
Spokane Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,135 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Highline College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Des Moines, Highline is a public college with a small student population.
Highline undergraduate students pay an average of $4,813 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #6, Yakima Valley College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Yakima, YVC is a public college with a small student population.
YVC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,352 in tuition and fees each year.
Lake Washington Institute of Technology landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree health professions programs. LWTech is a small public school located in the suburb of Kirkland.
LWTech undergraduate students pay an average of $10,146 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, LWTech also did well 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 reviewed in this analysis.
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 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.
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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Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education 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. Located in the distant town of McMinnville, Linfield OCE is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Linfield OCE are $14,040 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Linfield OCE is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Warner Pacific College Adult Degree Program landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Warner Pacific College ADP is a 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.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Warner Pacific College ADP also is in the top 10% of our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
Read full report on Health Professions at Warner Pacific College Adult Degree Program
With a ranking of #12, Columbia Basin College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Pasco, CBC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CBC are $7,735 a year.
Read full report on Health Professions at Columbia Basin College
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.
UOPX - California undergraduate students pay an average of $9,552 in tuition and fees each 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 fairly large public school located in the city of Bellevue.
BC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,594 in tuition and fees each year.
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.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at National University are $13,320 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, National University also did well 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 reviewed in this analysis.
Read full report on Health Professions at National University
Clark College ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. 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.
Modesto Junior College landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree health professions programs. MJC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Modesto.
MJC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,550 in tuition and fees each year.
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 medium-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.
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 medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Redding.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Shasta College are $7,909 a year.
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 large city of Santa Ana.
SAC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,684 in tuition and fees each year.
Honorable Mentions
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 colleges 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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