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2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in California

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

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in California 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 California. Located in the medium-sized city of San Mateo, Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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#2

Unitek College

Fremont, CA

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Unitek College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in California. Located in the suburb of Fremont, Unitek College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 18% are male.

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#3

Saddleback College

Mission Viejo, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saddleback College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in California list. Saddleback College is a large public school located in the suburb of Mission Viejo.

About 80% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 20% are male.

Full Health Professions at Saddleback College Report

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 California. Carrington College, Sacramento is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Sacramento.

Of the 374 students majoring in health professions at Carrington College, Sacramento, 9% are male and 91% are female.

Full Health Professions at Carrington College, Sacramento Report

#5

Santa Barbara City College

Santa Barbara, CA

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Santa Barbara City College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in California. SBCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Santa Barbara.

About 84% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 16% are male.

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#6

Compton College

Compton, CA

Compton College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Compton, Compton College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 64 students majoring in health professions at Compton College, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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Azusa Pacific University College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree health professions programs. Azusa Pacific's University College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of San Dimas.

Women make up 90% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at Azusa Pacific University College Report

#8

Laurus College

San Luis Obispo, CA

With a ranking of #8, Laurus College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their online associate degree. Laurus College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Luis Obispo.

Of the 37 students majoring in health professions at Laurus College, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Visalia.

About 85% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 15% are male.

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#10

Merced College

Merced, CA

Merced College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Merced Community College District is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Merced.

About 80% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 20% are male.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Professions Schools 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

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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 19 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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