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2023 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

84 Colleges
$6,046 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,058 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, health professions students earned 54,872 degrees and certificates from a California school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 84 schools in California 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.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 15% Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Foothill College

Los Altos Hills, CA

Our analysis found Foothill College to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in California. Located in the suburb of Los Altos Hills, Foothill College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Foothill College are $1,565 per year.

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#2

Modesto Junior College

Modesto, CA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Modesto Junior College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in California. Located in the midsize city of Modesto, MJC is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MJC are $1,274 a year.

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#3

Shasta College

Redding, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shasta College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Redding, Shasta College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Shasta College are $1,189 per year.

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#4

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Santa Ana College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Santa Ana, SAC is a public school with a very large student population.

SAC undergraduate students pay an average of $1,180 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

San Diego Mesa College

San Diego, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means San Diego Mesa College is a great value for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of San Diego, San Diego Mesa College is a public college with a large student population.

San Diego Mesa College undergraduate students pay an average of $1,144 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, California State University - Monterey Bay did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. CSUMB is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Seaside.

CSUMB undergraduate students pay an average of $7,218 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

United States University

San Diego, CA

United States University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Diego, USU is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at USU are $5,700 a year.

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#8

Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, CA

With a ranking of #8, Sonoma State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Rohnert Park, SSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SSU are $7,988 a year.

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California State University - Sacramento came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Sacramento.

Sac State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,392 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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California State University - Channel Islands 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 suburb of Camarillo, CSUCI is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSUCI are $6,817 a year.

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California State University - Stanislaus ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the small suburb of Turlock, Stan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stan State are $7,644 per year.

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California State University - Dominguez Hills came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of Carson, CSUDH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSUDH are $7,060 per year.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

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 California award.

Rank College Location
13 California State University - San Marcos San Marcos, CA
14 San Jose State University San Jose, CA
14 California State University - Fresno Fresno, CA
16 California State University - Long Beach Long Beach, CA

Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 10,021
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.

  • 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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