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2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

22 Colleges
$49,058 Avg Salary
$28,929 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in California to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#2

National University

La Jolla, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

Of the 530 students majoring in health professions at National University, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at California State University - Dominguez Hills helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in California. Located in the small city of Carson, CSUDH is a public school with a large student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 21% are male.

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Out of the 22 online programs at schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia landed the # 4 spot on the list. San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Visalia.

About 56% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 44% are male.

Full Health Professions at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Report

Out of the 22 online programs at schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Azusa Pacific University College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Azusa Pacific's University College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of San Dimas.

About 95% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 5% are male.

Full Health Professions at Azusa Pacific University College Report

#6

United States University

San Diego, CA

United States University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of San Diego, USU is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 25% are male.

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Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of San Mateo, Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 38 students majoring in health professions at Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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#8

University of the People

Pasadena, CA

With a ranking of #8, University of the People did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, University of the People is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in health professions at University of the People, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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West Coast University - Orange County ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Anaheim, West Coast University - Orange County is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 1,068 students majoring in health professions at West Coast University - Orange County, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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#10

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, CA

With a ranking of #10, Touro University Worldwide did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Los Alamitos, TUW is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 85% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at Touro University Worldwide Report

Best Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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

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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 22 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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