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2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

34 Colleges
$43,116 Avg Salary
$21,919 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 34 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing an online associate degree.

Our analysis found Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the Far Western US Region . Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Mateo.

About 78% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 22% are male.

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#2

Unitek College

Fremont, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Unitek College is a great place for health professions students working on their online associate degree. Unitek College is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fremont.

Of the 258 students majoring in health professions at Unitek College, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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#3

Saddleback College

Mission Viejo, CA

Out of the 34 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saddleback College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Mission Viejo, Saddleback College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 356 students majoring in health professions at Saddleback College, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Carrington College, Sacramento helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Sacramento, Carrington College, Sacramento is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 91% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#5

Santa Barbara City College

Santa Barbara, CA

Out of the 34 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Barbara City College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Santa Barbara, SBCC is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 166 students majoring in health professions at SBCC, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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#6

Compton College

Compton, CA

With a ranking of #6, Compton College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their online associate degree. Compton College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Compton.

Women make up 91% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#6

Charter College

Vancouver, WA

Charter College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Charter College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Vancouver.

Of the 188 students majoring in health professions at Charter College, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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Azusa Pacific University College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of San Dimas, Azusa Pacific's University College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 10% are male.

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American College of Healthcare Sciences landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree health professions programs. American College of Healthcare Sciences is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Portland.

Of the 48 students majoring in health professions at American College of Healthcare Sciences, 4% are male and 96% are female.

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#10

Laurus College

San Luis Obispo, CA

Laurus College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small city of San Luis Obispo, Laurus College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 78% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Explore the most popular online 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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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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