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2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

46 Colleges
$16,984 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$89,269 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 46 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health professions majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Western States the best value school in the Far Western US Region for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Western States Chiropractic College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Portland.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Western States Chiropractic College are $9,816 per year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at West Coast University - Orange County helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in the Far Western US Region . West Coast University - Orange County is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Anaheim.

West Coast University - Orange County graduate students pay an average of $10,989 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Heritage University

Toppenish, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Heritage University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the rural area of Toppenish, Heritage University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Heritage University graduate students pay an average of $9,872 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Biola University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Biola are $12,006 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Point Loma Nazarene University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. PLNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at PLNU are $11,880 per year.

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#6

Mount Saint Mary's University

Los Angeles, CA

Mount Saint Mary’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, MSMU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MSMU are $13,099 a year.

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#7

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Seattle University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Seattle U graduate students pay an average of $14,310 in tuition and fees each year.

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California State University - San Marcos came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of San Marcos, CSUSM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CSUSM are $18,665 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, CSUSM is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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#9

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Brandman are $12,720 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Brandman also is in the top 15% of our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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#10

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

National University graduate students pay an average of $15,480 in tuition and fees each year.

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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

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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